Iran Becomes an Issue In Democratic Contest
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In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, Iran has become the new Iraq.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad swept to power promising to bring oil revenues to every family but he now faces growing domestic discontent over newly imposed fuel rationing and skyrocketing prices.
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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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In a flurry of last-minute mobile text messages from rival camps, campaigning ended in Iran before Friday's elections that will be the first popularity test for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since he won the presidency last year.
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TEHRAN -- Nineteen months after an upset election victory catapulted him to a controversial role on the world stage, firebrand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is facing criticism from both the left and right, much of it from Iranians who believe he hasn't delivered on his populist economic promises.
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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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The Democratic presidential candidates have moved from the politics of piling on to the politics of unity.
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Many Iranian Americans in the Washington area describe President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a provocateur, a hypocrite and an embarrassment to Iran. Yet some are disturbed about the hostile reception Ahmadinejad has received this week during his visit to the United States.
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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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Partial results from key polls in Iran suggest a setback for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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The United States must join Europe's  effort to persuade Iran to abandon nuclear ambitions or face  either Tehran as a nuclear power or the need to invade the  country to prevent it, a leading Democratic lawmaker said on  Sunday.
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HANOVER, New Hampshire  - Democratic presidential candidates pounced on rival Hillary Clinton for her positions on Iraq and Iran in a debate on Wednesday as they sought to undercut her status as the campaign front-runner.
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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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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad suffered an embarrassing blow in local council races, according to partial election results Monday, in voting viewed as a sign of public discontent with his hard-line stance.
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The visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will tackle the Middle Eastâs growing sectarian and political crises.
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A row erupts between two leading contenders for the US Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
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The UN Security Council takes up the issue this week, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran.