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Palestinians Prepare for Presidential Vote

NPR | By Julie McCarthy

Published January 8, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Mahmoud Abbas, the presumed favorite in Sunday's Palestinian elections, is running a robust campaign, backed by the late Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement. Seven candidates are running to succeed Arafat as Palestinian Authority president. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports.

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