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Report: Fayyad Receives U.S. Blessing for PA Leadership Bid
[Maan News-PA] The Jordanian daily Ad-Dustur on Thursday quoted "reliable Palestinian sources" as saying that Mahmoud Abbas, 73, does not intend to stand in presidential elections after his term ends in a year and a half. The Jordanian paper reports that Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has become Washington's nominee to become Abbas' successor, in the wake of Mohammad Dahlan falling out of favor with the U.S., after years of patronage ended in the failure in the Gaza confrontations with Hamas.