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Wikipedia - Mahmoud Abbas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article provides the Fatah politician's personal and political biography. |
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BBC News - Profile: Mahmoud Abbas - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/profiles/1933453.stm
Biography of the Palestinian Authority's prime minister from May 2003 until his resignation almost four months later. |
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CBC News - Indepth Middle East: Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen) - http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/middleeast/abbas.html
Profile of the new Palestinian President, known as the "ambassador of peace". |
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Guardian Unlimited - Profile: Mahmoud Abbas - http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1036798,00.html
Biography of the first Palestinian Prime Minister, written after his resignation. |
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CNN.com - Who is Mahmoud Abbas? - http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/10/who.is.abbas/
Palestinian election officials on Monday declared Mahmoud Abbas the president-elect of the Palestinian Authority, beginning a new era after the death of his predecessor, Yasser Arafat. |
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NPR - All Things Considered: Looking Ahead to Mahmoud Abbas' Leadership - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4277177
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, about the outlook for the new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. |
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ABC News - Commentary: Action Needed to Bolster Abbas - http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=484196&page=1
Review of the summit meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Egypt with a recommendation that the United States and Israel engage and offer more than compliments and encouragement. |
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CBS News - Mahmoud Abbas: Peaceful Pragmatist - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/09/world/main665681.shtml
Profile of the Palestinian President and his promising prospects for achieving peace with Israel. |
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WBUR.org - The Connection: Mahmoud Abbas - http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2003/03/20030311_a_main.asp
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat urges the Palestinian Authority to approve his deputy, Mahmoud Abbas, as the first Palestinian prime minister. A conversation about what his appointment could mean for a Middle East peace. |
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Electronic Intifada - By Topic: Mahmoud Abbas - http://electronicintifada.net/bytopic/people/112.shtml
Ongoing collection of profiles, news stories, analysis and commentary about the President of the Palestinian Authority, elected in 2005. Includes transcripts of speeches. |