MJ Martin (7 March 2006)
"Palestinians vote to strip Abbas of powers"


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas headed into a full-blown confrontation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday, voting to strip him of powers he was hastily awarded by his Fatah Party in the last session of the outgoing parliament. In Gaza City, an Israeli missile strike killed two Islamic Jihad militants and three bystanders, including two young boys.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Mideast_Conflict