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Palestinian Leader Abbas Threatens to Quit

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Nov. 5, 2009.

(AP) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has pushed Mideast peace prospects into unknown territory by announcing he doesn't want another term and opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the militant... Full Article at CBS News

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