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Article: Likud, Labor battle over spin
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GIL HOFFMAN
Jerusalem Post
10-30-2003
Headline: Likud, Labor battle over spin
Byline: GIL HOFFMAN
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 01
Thursday, October 30, 2003 -- The war over the post-election spin began within minutes of the exit polls that announced partial results of Tuesday's municipal elections.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was first out of the gate, declaring a significant Likud victory and proclaiming that his party remains the dominant force at the municipal level. Labor Party chairman Shimon Peres followed, asserting that the Likud took a fall and now controls the mayor's office in only two of the country's 11 most populous cities.
Analyzing the results of the election, both Sharon ...