Early signs mixed in Iran vote
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Iran said on Saturday turnout was high in elections for local councils and a powerful clerical body, with some initial reports suggesting allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad might not have won resounding backing.
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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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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have gained greater short-term power with the resignation of Iran's top nuclear negotiator, but the departure appears to have further damaged the president's standing among many conservatives in the Islamic republic.
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A coalition of largely Shiite parties tacitly backed by the country's most influential religious leader won the largest number of votes in election results released Sunday, but fell short of the majority that many of its leaders had expected.
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Iranians voted Friday in local council elections that were expected to be a first test of support for hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since he took office more than a year ago.
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Irish officials begin counting votes on Friday in an election that looked set to leave Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's governing coalition and its main opposition alternative without a majority in parliament.
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New US sanctions on Iran Thursday sent shockwaves through the 2008 White House race, in which Tehran is fanning foreign policy rows among saber-rattling Republicans and war-wary Democrats.
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Iran hailed nationwide elections to local councils and a powerful clerical body as a success on Saturday and said healthy voter turnout would help the Islamic Republic confront its Western foes.
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Partial results from key polls in Iran suggest a setback for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Registration of candidates standing for election to Iran's local councils and a key body called the Assembly of Experts is due to start.
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Iran was sending mixed messages on Tuesday regarding the development of its nuclear program. Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said on Tuesday that his country would
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Iran said Monday a preliminary agreement reached between Iran and the European Union's three big powers may be finalized soon, but hard-liners criticized the deal and called on the government to ignore calls to keep suspending nuclear activities.
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The top presidential contenders are offering markedly different ideas on how they would keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons, suddenly a central issue in the 2008 campaign.
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Close to 400 people registered as candidates Saturday for Iranian parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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The leaders of Iraq and Jordan warned yesterday that Iran is trying to influence the Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 to create an Islamic
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Early voting for the U.S. presidential  election began in Florida on Monday as activists urged people  to opt for early ballots to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election  fiasco, but computer problems and long lines soon emerged.
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Iranians voted on Friday for local councils and a powerful clerical body in the first electoral test for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his allies since he swept to office in 2005.