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Israel-Palestine
VOA News: Polls Give Abbas a Landslide
2005-01-09
Opinion polls indicate Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas has at least a 30 point advantage over his closest opponent, human rights activist Mustafa Barghouti.
Are those the same pollsters that said Kerry wa winning?
Polls give Mr. Abbas between 52 to 62 percent of the vote.
Barely a landslide, especially in the ME, where 98% is the usual result.
Mr. Abbas is also the favorite of several foreign governments, including the United States.
Surprised that wasn't the kiss of death.
And Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has said he believes Mr. Abbas is someone he can work with.
That too.
Mr. Sharon had refused to negotiate with the late Yasser Arafat. Israeli officials have said they will meet quickly with whomever is elected the new Palestinian president. In all, seven candidates are vying for the presidency, including a representative of a Palestinian militant group, a lawyer running as an independent, and a U.S. resident under house arrest in Virginia on charges of racketeering.
Want to bet his U. S. registration is as a donk?
Posted by:Mrs. Davis

#4  Have you ever seen a picture of Babs and Hanan together?
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-01-09 4:15:26 PM  

#3  for the "senate election certification debacle" scene, the part of Barbara Boxer will be played by Hanan Ashrawi (and her mole)
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-09 4:13:03 PM  

#2  Not so fast. There have been some reports of irregularities in the Akron polls...
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-01-09 3:37:29 PM  

#1  Why do I find myself thinking "landfill" is more appropriate than "landslide?"
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2005-01-09 3:25:06 PM  

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