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Los Angeles - A little more than three weeks before California's recall election, Republicans remain torn between two candidates, with party leaders continuing to fret that the division could cost them a chance to take back the Golden State. Arnold Schwarzenegger, addressing the need for party unity at Saturday's California Republican Party convention, called on the party to rally behind him as the best replacement for Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. Compton, Calif. - An older sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams was shot to death early Sunday and sheriff's deputies surrounded a house where three suspects were barricaded, authorities said. Yetunde Price, 31, was shot shortly after midnight in the Los Angeles suburb following a "confrontation" with some residents, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Scott Butler said. Ramallah, West Bank - Israel's vice prime minister said Sunday that killing Yasser Arafat is a possibility, as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across the West Bank and Gaza Strip promising to protect their leader. Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said other options include exiling Arafat or mounting an army siege of his compound that "will isolate him from the world." Olmert's comments appeared aimed at sending signals to other Palestinian leaders that they must abandon Arafat and that Israel is keeping its options open
