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huffingtonpost.com - 12/13/2008
Iran Presidential Election: Key Issues Will Be Economy, Ties With West
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TEHRAN, Dec 12 (IPS) - The main issue in Iran's June 2009 presidential election is certain to be the country's economic woes, but both candidates will be linking the economy to the issue of relations between Iran and the West, according to Iranian politicians and political analysts. Based on ...
campaignspot.nationalreview.com - 12/11/2008
Who Originated the 'Nuclear Umbrella for Israel' P...
— campaignspot.nationalreview.com — Presume, for a moment, that this report in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz is accurate: U.S. President-elect Barack... Obama's administration will offer Is... . . . (more) Who Originated the 'Nuclear Umbrella for Israel' P...

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Iran accuses Barack Obama of 'cowboy talk'
telegraph.co.uk - 12/12/2008
Iran accuses Barack Obama of 'cowboy talk'
— telegraph.co.uk — Iran's conservative parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani has branded US PresidentElect Barack Obama's comments on Tehran's nuclear activities... as "cowboy" talk the ISNA news agency reported. (more) Iran accuses Barack Obama of 'cowboy talk'

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washingtontimes.com - 12/11/2008
Official stands by Iran nuke report
— washingtontimes.com — By: Gene44 One can only guess that he is a liberal democrat who picks out what he... wants from all the intelligence reports. Trust, but verify and Iran has refused verification by the IAEA who did not know North Korean was building bombs until after ... (more) Official stands by Iran nuke report

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Iran to Obama - Faster, Please!
Newshoggers.com — ... Iranians who spoke to Gareth were well aware that such a move would undercut Ahmainejad's authority - and his fearmongering - ahead of next year's elections, where they hold high hopes for a reformist/moderate resurgence under former President Mohammad Khatami. ...

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