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Yasser Arafat cedes power to prime minister

JER2003042908 - RAMALLAH, West Bank, April 29 (UPI) -- Designate Palestinian Prime Minister Abu Mazen attends the Palestinian Legislative Council meeting in Ramallah in the West Bank, on April 29, 2003. Abu Mazen asked the PLC to approve his cabinet. Mazen will take over some power from long time leader and president Yasser Arafat. rlw/dh/Debbie Hill UPI

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