realclearworld.com - 3/16/2009
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With 87 days to go before Iran's presidential elections, the air is already thick with excitement. Usually, big events happen within a month before elections. But this time, we are witnessing them almost three months prior to the big day....
whitehouse.gov - 3/20/2009
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Iran: The sooner the better
Israel Matzav —
... . According to Javedanfar, Mousavi is a much less controversial candidate than Khatami, who is seen as a polarizing figure . Mousavi, like Khatami, is a reformist. However, there are two clear differences between them, based on their background. One is the fact that compared to Khatami, his relationship with Khamenei is better. We should not forget that when Khamenei himself was president (1981-89), Mousavi was his Prime Minister. The two had a close eight-year working relationship. If elected, Mousavi would be able to open more doors than Khatami. The Supreme Leader will be ...
Anyone but Bush Ahmadinejad?
Newshoggers.com —
... with just under three months to go until elections. There's a very astute analysis of why and what might happen by Meir Javedanfar over at RealClearPolitics. ...
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