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Iran infighting turns election into real contest
Iran’s ruling theocracy was unable to overcome its notorious infighting and unite behind a single candidate in Friday’s presidential election, which has suddenly boosted the prospects of the lone moderate in the race and rekindled interest...
Tags: Hasan Rowhani, Columbia University, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, News Agency, Revolutions
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Jeffrey Goldberg: Obama's plan to arm Syrian rebels falls short
Here are five observations, most of them depressing, about the Syrian civil war, formulated in light of the announcement by the White House that President Bashar al-Assad's regime has, in fact, used chemical weapons and that, in response, the U.S. will...
Tags: Genocide, Nuclear Policy, Barack Obama, Weaponry, Rwanda
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Iran presidential election underway
TEHRAN — Millions of Iranians headed to the polls early Friday to choose a new president in balloting that has taken on a competitive edge as a single moderate contender faces off against a splintered array of hard-line hopefuls. Friday's election...
Tags: Hasan Rowhani, Apple iPad, Tehran (Iran), Iran Presidential Election (2009), Mohsen Rezai
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Iranian vote turnout surprisingly high; reformist candidate leads in early returns
McClatchy Foreign StaffTEHRAN, Iran Iranians voted in large numbers for a new president Friday, choosing from a list of six candidates who'd been approved by the country's supreme leader, Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The result was expected Saturday morning, but the...Tags: Voting, Saeed Jalili, Polls, Tehran (Iran), Mir-Hossain Mousavi
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Iranian officials count ballots in presidential election
TEHRAN -- Electoral authorities began counting ballots late Friday after tens of millions of Iranians turned out to vote for a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Officials estimated that the turnout may have reached 70% among more than 50...
Tags: Hasan Rowhani, Tehran (Iran), Government, Mohsen Rezai, Civil Rights
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Iran begins counting ballots in presidential election
TEHRAN — Electoral authorities were counting ballots Saturday after tens of millions of Iranians turned out to vote for a successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the first presidential election since the disputed 2009 balloting led to street protests...
Tags: Hasan Rowhani, Tehran (Iran), Mohsen Rezai, Government, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Iran's leader says election was win for Islamic Republic
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that whatever the result of the presidential election, in which a moderate candidate appeared headed for victory, it would be a vote of confidence in the Islamic Republic. "A...Tags: Iran, Elections
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Voters split but turnout high in Iran election
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian voters turned out in larger number numbers on Friday to choose a new president despite a limited choice of one relative moderate and three main hardline conservatives, with long queues forming outside polling stations. Supreme...Tags: Voting, Saeed Jalili, Tehran (Iran), Polls, Ali Akbar Velayati
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Iran vote could bring change of style, perhaps not substance
Reuters* Candidates criticise inflexible stance in nuclear talks * Alleged rigging of 2009 vote led to unrest and crackdown DUBAI, June 14 (Reuters) - Iran votes on Friday in a presidential election unlikely to result in seismic shifts in its troubled...Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Civil Rights, Voting, Saeed Jalili
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Iranians wrap up campaign to replace Ahmadinejad
TEHRAN — Six presidential hopefuls wrapped up their campaigns Thursday as millions of Iranians prepared to choose a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Polls indicate no candidate may garner a majority in Friday's voting, forcing a...
Tags: Hasan Rowhani, Tehran (Iran), Mohsen Rezai, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Unemployment
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Rights groups criticise Iran for pre-election harassment
ReutersDUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) - Human rights groups have criticised Iran for curbing dissidents and journalists before Friday's presidential poll, the first since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election ignited popular fury in 2009. From the...Tags: Journalism, Amnesty International, Polls, Iran, Human Rights
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Rights groups criticize Iran for pre-election harassment
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Human rights groups have criticized Iran for curbing dissidents and journalists before Friday's presidential poll, the first since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election ignited popular fury in 2009. From the disqualification of...Tags: Amnesty International, Polls, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Civil Rights, Journalism
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