Abbas savours landslide victory as Sharon squeezes home

An invitation for White House talks was winging its way to Mahmoud Abbas tonight after his landslide victory in the Palestinian president election.

Mon, 10 Jan, 2005 - 18:29

An invitation for White House talks was winging its way to Mahmoud Abbas tonight after his landslide victory in the Palestinian president election.

The overwhelming win gave the pragmatist a mandate to resume peace talks with Israel.

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