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Hamas Assumes Control of Palestinian Parliament

NPR | By Eric Westervelt
Published February 18, 2006 at 4:19 PM MST
Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Ahmed Bahar join the parliamentary session in Ramallah by video conference from Gaza City.
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Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Ahmed Bahar join the parliamentary session in Ramallah by video conference from Gaza City.

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Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based senior editor-correspondent for NPR's National Desk.
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