Ahmadinejad popularity tested in Iran vote
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Iranians voted on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in elections that will give the first indication of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity since he swept to office in 2005.
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With prices rising and the economy stagnating, Iranians view their President as less a national hero than the latest in a long line of ineffectual bureaucrats
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's allies failed to dominate elections for a powerful Iranian clerical body and local councils, early results showed on Sunday, in what analysts said was a setback to the president's standing.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Iran has brought world powers "to their knees" and successfully resisted U.S.-led efforts to get Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment.
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Iran's constitutional watchdog has approved June 17 as the date for presidential elections, state-run television reported Saturday, marking the first contest for control of the presidency since ruling clerics barred reformist candidates from last year's parliamentary election.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have faced ridicule in the United States by suggesting there were no homosexuals in Iran, but he won praise at home on Wednesday for taking his country's case to "the Lion's Den".
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Iranians voted late into the night on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in elections that will give the first indication of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity since his 2005 poll victory.
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Whatâs really driving the Iranian presidentâs Western charm offensive?
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Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who dominated Iranian politics for 16 years and tried to improve relations with the United States through a secret arms deal and a lucrative oil development offer, is now the leading candidate to become Iran's next president, according to Iranian politicians and analysts.
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After railing against U.S. global   dominance at the United Nations this week, hard-line Iranian   President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared with some of his   most-prominent American critics to debate issues including   Iran's nuclear program and his denial of the Holocaust.
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TEHRAN -- After Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's followers toppled a U.S.-backed autocracy in Iran, he brought to power a coterie of politically engaged clerics who sought to create the world's first Islamic republic. Nearly 30 years later, a new generation of politicians is sweeping aside those...
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Almost everyone agrees Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad doesn't belong at ground zero.
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Partial results from key polls in Iran suggest a setback for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a historic trip to Iraq sometime before March 19, state media reported Monday, the first such visit ever by an Iranian leader.
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After railing against U.S. global  dominance at the United Nations this week, hard-line Iranian  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared with some of his  most-prominent American critics to debate issues including  Iran's nuclear program and his denial of the Holocaust.
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The celebration of the birthday of Imam Mahdi, the savior of the Shiite faith, is receiving plenty of attention from the government of Iran.
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Face to face with Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the man whose swagger is stirring fears of war with the U.S.