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11/25/2004:

"Fatah gives final nod to Abbas"

The Fatah Revolutionary Council has given its approval for Mahmud Abbas to be the movement's candidate to succeed the late Yasir Arafat in January polls, an official says.

Abbas, who has already replaced Arafat as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), was named by the Fatah central committee as the party's candidate three days ago.

Full Article : english.aljazeera.net