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Yasser Arafat cedes power to prime minister

JER2003042905 - RAMALLAH, West Bank, April 29 (UPI) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, center, gives the victory sign while walking with designate Prime Minister Abu Mazen, right, to the Palestinian Legislative Council meeting in Ramallah in the West Bank, on April 29, 2003. Mazen will take over some power from long time leader and president Yasser Arafat. rlw/dh/Debbie Hill UPI

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