Palestinians Choose Presidential Candidates
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian officials on  Saturday began registering candidates for an election to  replace Yasser Arafat as officials warned the vote may be  delayed unless Israel halted military activities.
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presidential election to choose Arafat&#39;s successor, arrived in Israel after a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday. Mahmoud Abbas -- frontrunner in next month&#39;s poll -- and Ahmed Qurie.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians hold municipal  elections in parts of the West Bank on Thursday, seen as a  dress rehearsal for a presidential vote to choose Yasser  Arafat's successor next month.
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The most important decision about who will run for president of the Palestinian Authority was made Monday by the Fatah movement's 15-member Central Committee, which nominated former prime minister Mahmoud Abbas as the group's presidential candidate for the Jan. 9 election.
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Yasser Arafat may be dead -- but his image and his spirit hovered over the fight to succeed him, as seven candidates launched campaigns on Saturday playing up their links with the late Palestinian president.
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Palestinians formally opened the campaign to replace Yasser Arafat yesterday as candidates aspiring to replace the long-time leader began seeking signatures to qualify for the January 9 ballot.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat may be dead  -- but his image and his spirit hovered over the fight to  succeed him, as seven candidates launched campaigns on Saturday  playing up their links with the late Palestinian president.
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Palestinians voted on Thursday in the  first municipal elections in the Gaza Strip, a test of strength  between new President Mahmoud Abbas and the militant Hamas  group.
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EL-BIREH, West Bank -- Candidates vying to succeed Yasser Arafat as president of the Palestinian Authority kicked off a two-week election campaign Saturday with rallies and speeches that largely invoked the late leader&#39;s legacy and vowed to continue his
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After days of internal haggling, Fatah has decided unanimously to nominate Mahmud Abbas as its candidate for the forthcoming Palestinian Authority presidential election scheduled for 9 January.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and were expected to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has pledged to revive peacemaking with  Israel after years of bloodshed.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Seven candidates running for Palestinian president, led by front-runner Mahmoud Abbas, kicked off a 15-day electoral campaign yesterday, with most seeking to capitalize in some fashion on the memory of Yasser Arafat.
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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Mahmoud Abbas yesterday began his official election campaign for the presidential elections to be held on January 9th, 2005.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians began registering candidates yesterday for a presidential election to succeed Yasser Arafat, while officials warned that the vote may be delayed if Israel does not halt military activities.
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Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas announced on Saturday the beginning of his campaign for the presidential election due on Jan. 9. &quot;We want peace and stability
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CANBERRA The Palestinian presidential poll to replace Yasser Arafat, scheduled for Jan. 9, has been thrown wide open by the entry of the jailed Palestinian activist Marwan Barghouti into the race and by Hamas&#39;s boycott.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Prominent Palestinian  figures appealed on Sunday for an end to violence, adding  weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to  succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.