Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 1088 Sat. June 23, 2007       International Abbas mulls early Palestinian polls Abu Obeida, a spokesman for Hamas's armed wing, stands inside Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas' house in Gaza City on Thursday. Hamas' armed wing firmly denied any attempt on Mahmud Abbas' life. Abbas Thursday accused Hamas of plotting to assassinate him, in his first major speech since the Islamist movement seized control of the Gaza Strip. PHOTO: AFP