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                    Palestinians Hold Elections in West Bank

   by VOA News

   Palestinians are voting in local elections Saturday across parts of the
   West Bank, the first time they have gone to the polls in six years.
   The territory has over a half million registered voters.
   Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, is
   boycotting the election.
   Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah movement hope to win
   support in the elections in over 90 West Bank communities, in the
   absence of Hamas candidates.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.
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