Campaigning Ends in Palestinian Elections

By Eric Westervelt

Published January 23, 2006 at 2:22 PM HST

A Palestinian boy waves in West Bank's Manara square, which is filled with flags and campaign posters, Jan. 23.

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Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk. He has reported on major events for the network from wars and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa to historic wildfires and terrorist attacks in the U.S.

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