Barak digs in heels for uphill campaign battle

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ehud Barak says he will not step down from the Israeli leadership race despite trailing right-winger Ariel Sharon in the polls and facing a groundswell of support for elder statesman Shimon Peres.

Barak's found himself defending his candidacy again amid rumours he may yet step aside before a Friday deadline to let fellow Labour Party member Peres run in the February 6 prime ministerial poll.

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