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Amid a growing belief in political circles that the chances of President Emile Lahoud's staying in power next November are on the increase, attention has begun to focus on the premiership, as questions raised about the possibility of seeing Prime Minister Rafik Hariri stay or leave in the next phase begin to fester.

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