Yasser Arafat cedes power to prime minister
JER2003042909- RAMALLAH, West Bank, April 29 (UPI) --Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, listens while designate Prime Minister Abu Mazen, right, addresses 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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