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MIDDLE EAST When President George W. Bush began to campaign for growing democracy in the Middle East, he might have thought it unnecessary to expound on the difference between Jeffersonian and Jacksonian models. Now he might want to think again: Thomas Jefferson stressed the need for qualified leadership chosen by an informed electorate, while Andrew Jackson's movement championed the power of the common citizen. In a pure Jacksonian moment, Palestinians went to the polls Jan. 25 and gave the terrorist organization Hamas a victory so large it is likely to seat 70-80 of its own in parliament, a clean majority for the 132-seat body.

Frustrated by Israel's domination and the long-ruling Fatah Party's corruption, Palestinian voters latched onto Hamas claims that it drove Israel to vacate the West Bank last year, and to Hamas social services made possible by the militant group's Iranian backing.

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