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A Palestinian Elections Commissions worker points at a draft election ballot during a display of the material to be used in the upcoming Palestinian presidential elections, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday Jan. 3, 2005. Mahmoud Abbas _ the front-runner in the Jan. 9 presidential election to replace Yasser Arafat _ campaigned in Gaza for a third day Monday, telling supporters that thousands of refugees displaced after Israel's establishment should be allowed to return to their former homes. Writing at top in Arabic reads: "The Palestinian Authority. Palestinian Election Comission. Do not mark more than one X. More than one X will disqualify the vote" and below are 7 lines, each one saying "Name of Candidate" and the name of their political party. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)