1.   She was nominated to the legislative council.

2.   Without a constitution, the powers of the legislative council are unclear.

3.   And many races for the legislative council appear likely to be decided by family influence and clan alliances that play a prominent role in the tribal Palestinian society.

4.   Arafat will win, be backed by a like-minded legislative council.

5.   Arafat addressed the Palestinian legislative council in the West Bank town of Ramallah Wednesday.

6.   A charismatic speaker seen by some as a possible successor to Arafat, Barghouti is a member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council and the Palestinian legislative council.

7.   Ahmed Khoury, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, said further talks with Israel should be made conditional on a cessation of settlement activity.

8.   Ahmed Qureia, also known as Abu Ala, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council, made a similar point.

9.   But the willingness of the new legislative council to endorse all his promises to Israel is coming into question.

10.   But Timothy Edgar, legislative council with the ACLU, said that federal airport screeners are not equivalent to peace officers.