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Dec. 27, 2004 18:03 | Updated Dec. 27, 2004 20:19 Police release Palestinian candidate By ETGAR LEFKOVITS Photo: AP Jerusalem Police on Monday briefly detained Palestinian chairmanship candidate Dr. Mustafa Barghouti for questioning as he campaigned for the upcoming Palestinian Authority elections in the Old City of Jerusalem, police said. Barghouti has a permit to travel through Jerusalem, but not to stay in the capital, Jerusalem Police spokeswoman Sigal Toledo said. He was later released without being charged, and was escorted to a security checkpoint just outside city limits. Barghouti, a human rights activist and a distant relative of the...