Palestinian parliament creates prime minister post

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

JERUSALEM -- The Palestinian parliament created the post of prime minister Tuesday, taking a major step toward U.S.-sought reforms and rebuffing Yasser Arafat's attempts to retain a say in forming the next Cabinet.

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