| Annahar |
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March 14 Maronites to decide candidacy mechanism today |
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Hezbollah: Unity government or no presidential elections |
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Berri continues simultaneity approach, adopts flexibility towards
names |
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Kenaan: Aoun has a project for unifying the two crisis camps |
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Rizk: New president has four files to attend to: |
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The International tribunal, the in-depth crisis suffered by the Lebanese
political system, security in light of the events occurring in Nahr el-Bared, and the
economic situation. |
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Diplomatic efforts stalling amid negative repercussions of the
Saudi-Syrian dispute |
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Qabbani: Lebanon's future is in great danger; leaders must revert to
dialogue |
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Bishop Mattar: Christians' share of public posts must be preserved |
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Fadlallah: Lebanon has entered the stage of danger, and we fear for
it |
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Raad: We insist on unity govt even half an hour before the
presidential elections |
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Nassib Lahoud: Saudi Arabia has no interests in Lebanon and the last
thing to be accused of is ineffectiveness |
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Sarkis says president must be committed to 1701, rejects amending
constitution |
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Qassem: There is no dispute between Sunnites and Shiites and the
decision is in the hands of the Americans, and not our adversaries |
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Army controls 12 additional buildings in Nahr el-Bared, works on
isolating bunkers |
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Joint Palestinian force assumes responsibility for Ain e-Helweh
security |
| Assafir |
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Washington doesn't object to amending Constitution;
'Majority' Christians on alert |
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'Bared': Army preparing to use Hawker Hunters in final assault |
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US belief in 2/3 quorum points to the necessity of agreeing on a compromise
president |
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Would the formula of 'no-compromise president without a compromise PM' apply? |
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Sfeir: We regret the inability of rival leaders to reach compromise |
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Gemayel: Foiling presidential elections is a conspiracy against the Christians |
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Bassil: Fighting Aoun's presidency is fighting reform |
| Al-Mustaqbal |
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March 14 Christians launch search for presidential elections
mechanism |
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Hezbollah reiterates call for blocking third 'even half an hour
before' elections |
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Khaddam: Assad imagines he can move from being accused to becoming a
partner |
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For these reasons presidential elections are inevitable - Fares Khashan |
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Behind the scenes efforts underway to compensate Damascus for what it could
lose from having to abandon its 'vacuum tactic' |
| Addiyar |
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'Majority' Christians trying to choose president, take initiative
from Jumblat and Hariri |
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Qabbani: Lebanon's future, fate in danger |
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Gazelle gunships continue shelling 'Bared'; Hawker Hunter readied to
join in |
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Ferocious battles rage on with machine guns, hand grenades |
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Militants' fighting abilities receding |
| Al-Balad |
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Hezbollah: No presidential elections without unity government |
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March 14 heading to a unified position with multiple candidates |
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Hezbollah: We stopped taking Lebanon to the American project |
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Bassil: Preventing Aoun from becoming president is a conspiracy |
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War planes preparing to demolish Fatah el-Islam bunkers |
| Al-Liwaa |
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Crisis clouds rising |
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March 14 cancels meeting to agree on presidency |
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Initiatives on hold and domestic stances rifting away |
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Abu Faour: Aoun lost the race for presidency after losing his
Christian leadership |
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Khalifeh: Lebanon a center for regional and international conflicts |
| Al-Akbar |
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Three questions from Berri to Rice -
Ibrahim al-Amine |
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What is Washington's position on the 2/3 quorum and would it support the 50+1
option? |
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What is Washington's position on amending article 49 of the Constitution? |
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Would Washington back a consensus president or one from a specific side? |
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Saudi-Syrian dispute besieging elections, undermining initiatives - Arafat Hijazi |
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Geagea clarifies Sfeir's stance: The Patriarch is against amending
the Constitution in favor of individuals |
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Gemayel: Unity government is a political and constitutional heresy |
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Poll: 82 percent of the Lebanese are religiously committed |
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72 percent view that politicians use religion for their interests |
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51 percent abide by religious authorities' decisions |
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55 percent practice religious rituals and the Shiites are the most committed |
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52 percent are against spiritual authorities' intervention in political
affairs |
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Gunships bombard 'Bared' with 400-kg bombs; two soldiers killed |
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Army air force succeeds in rehabilitating its war planes |