PALESTINIAN SPOKESMAN SAEB EREKAT LEAVES PRIME MINISTER AHMED QUREIA'S OFFICE
Saeb Erekat, top Palestinian spokesman, tells the press that he will not be a minister in the new Palestinian government outside Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia office in Ramallah, West Bank, February 24, 2005. The Palestinian Legislative Council approved the reformed government with a vote of 54-12, with four abstentions. The government includes 17 newcomers with nearly half with doctoral degrees, replacing the late Yasser Arafat's old guard. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)
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