Yasser Arafat’s Fatah Party approved the Cabinet proposed by the Palestinian Authority’s prime minister-designate, Mahmoud Abbas. The move is believed to pave the way for Palestinian legislators to OK the Cabinet on Tuesday. President Bush has said he would unveil the “road map” for Israeli- Palestinian peace once Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, takes power.
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