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Submitted by The Fire Inside on Thu, 01/26/2006 - 11:00am.

RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- The Islamic fundamentalist group Hamas, which has said it favors the destruction of Israel, won a landslide victory in Palestinian legislative elections, securing 76 seats in the 132-member legislature, officials said Thursday.

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So now we have Iran pressing for nuclear capabilities being led by a president who has made overt threats against Israel and Hamas appearing to step in and take charge of the Palestinian leadership. I would say the ball is in Israel's court now, though Iran is still in control of much of the situation. Lovely.

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