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Published 1/2/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday criticized the harassment in Iran of Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi and said such actions were part of an "increasingly hostile campaign" that targeted activists.
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