Why Ahmadinejad Loves New York
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Sure he was baited and berated by many in the hall, but the Iranian leader's Columbia appearance was a national media event that gives a major boost to his domestic political game
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Americans love the new wrapped in the   old, which may partly explain the appeal of the Maritime Hotel   in New York whose owners are now embarking on a new hotel   project in Manhattan.
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Former Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona says he wants to meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a leading U.S. foe, local media reported on Monday.
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UNITED NATIONS -- As he stepped onto the world stage this week, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran sought to assure the American people that his nation is not seeking a nuclear weapon. But he also took on the role of defender of Third World countries that feel bullied by the United States.
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Boston embraced local hero John Kerry when the Democratic National Convention marched into Beantown. But how will New York - described as the Death Star of the liberal elite â-elcome President Bush?
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Iran's controversial President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been denied permission to visit the site of the destroyed World Trade Center, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The U.S. considers Iran a state sponsor of terror. Ahmadinejad's predecessor at the time of the attacks condemned them.
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Vilified as a Holocaust denier, a supporter of terrorism and a backer of Iraqi insurgents, the president of Iran was actually able to make New Yorkers burst into laughter -- but not at a joke.
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The Iranian president drew cheers and boos from his Ivy League audience. But the university's Lee Bollinger may have been the real scene-stealer during the controversial visit.
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At the opening of New YorkÂs ÂSteve Reich @ 70Â festivities, the lively energy and a propulsive beat of Mr. ReichÂs music helped propel dancers and inspire choreographers.
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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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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  has been denied a request to visit the World Trade Center site  of the September 11 attacks, New York police said on Wednesday.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been denied a request to visit the World Trade Center site of the September 11 attacks, New York police said on Wednesday.
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Check it out, New York. Rudy Giuliani is being nice.
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Large protests are planned as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepares for two question-and-answer sessions in the U.S. today. Ahmadinejad will take questions in a lunchtime video conference with the National Press Club and at an afternoon event with about 600 students and faculty at Columbia University.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday his overall experience at Columbia University was a good one, even though he was introduced as a "petty and cruel dictator."
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When the Israelis seized a boatload of weapons in 2002 intended for Iran-backed Palestinian militants, Iran's ruling mullahs must have been absolutely delighted, suggests Ian Bremmer, an expert on international business and politics.
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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.