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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Ahmadinejad</title>
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		<title>Russian links Iran sanctions to US missile change, giving Obama new weapon on nukes issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — With a diplomatic wink and nod, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened the door Wednesday to backing potential sanctions against Iran as a reward to President Barack Obama&#8217;s decision to scale back a U.S. missile shield in Eastern Europe.

While U.S. and Russian officials denied a flat-out quid pro quo, Medvedev told the U.N. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil&#8217;s president defends Iran&#8217;s nuclear program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Brazil&#8217;s president said Wednesday that Iran is entitled to the same rights as any other country to use nuclear energy for peaceful ends.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that Iran&#8217;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad assured him in meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that his country&#8217;s nuclear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In UN speech, Ahmadinejad avoids nuclear issue, casts himself as champion of developing world</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — Under increasing attack over Iran&#8217;s suspected nuclear weapons program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran was ready to meet conciliation with conciliation.

Ahmadinejad spoke to a half-empty chamber as he sought to cast himself as a beleaguered champion of the developing world, that he portrayed as under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahamdinejad: Iran ready to shake hands &#8216;that are honestly extended to us&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — Iran&#8217;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country is ready to shake all hands &#8220;that are honestly extended to us.&#8221;

Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, he announced Iran&#8217;s commitment to participate in building durable peace and security worldwide for all nations while defending the country&#8217;s legitimate and legal rights.
This appeared to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama tells world audience that fixing problems not just &#8216;America&#8217;s endeavor&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama challenged world leaders Wednesday to shoulder more of the globe&#8217;s critical burdens, promising a newly cooperative partner in America but sternly warning they can no longer castigate the U.S. as a go-it-alone bully while still demanding it cure all ills.

&#8220;Those who used to chastise America for acting alone in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italy says on the eve of G-8 summit that world leaders have yet to agree on Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[L&#8217;AQUILA, Italy — The leaders of Group of Eight countries have yet to forge a common position on Iran&#8217;s violent crackdown on post-electoral protests, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday on the eve of the summit.

Berlusconi, who chairs the gathering of world leaders opening Wednesday, noted that some countries, such as France, were calling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia opposes Iran sanction over protest crackdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Novosti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW - Russia is opposed to sanctions against Iran over the recent crackdown on protest rallies following the disputed presidential election, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

Russia, which has consistently supported Iran in international disputes, was one of the first countries to congratulate President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his re-election.	 	
&#8220;We believe that sanctions against Iran over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Presidential election spreads agitation and violence in the country</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pratima</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran&#8217;s election results have thrown the nation in a frenzied state of wide spread agitation and violence. Tens of thousands of the citizen have taken to the road in order to protest against the election&#8217;s result. At least one known case of armed men open firing on people has been reported, where one person was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One day late, Ahmadinejad attends security summit in Russia amid turmoil over election at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vladimir Isachenkov</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russia welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday on his first trip abroad since his bitterly disputed re-election, a show of support for a leader facing major protests at home and questions from the West about the legitimacy of the vote count.

Ahmadinejad arrived in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg and sat down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls for new reserve currencies beyond the dollar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says the world needs new reserve currencies.

Medvedev told a regional summit Tuesday that the creation of new reserve currencies in addition to the dollar is needed to stabilize global finances.
Medvedev has made the proposal before. It reflects both the Kremlin&#8217;s push for greater international clout and a concern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad attends Russia summit despite election protests</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW - Iran&#8217;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Russia for a summit Tuesday despite protests over alleged election fraud in the Islamic republic&#8217;s presidential polls last week.

Ahmadinejad will attend a summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Yekaterinburg, central Russia, and later meet with journalists, Russia&#8217;s Itar-Tass and Interfax news agencies said.	 	
On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian state radio: 7 people killed in clashes Monday night after Tehran opposition protest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-state-radio-7-people-killed-in-clashes-monday-night-after-tehran-opposition-protest-82525/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s state radio reported Tuesday that clashes in the Iranian capital the previous day left seven people dead during an &#8220;unauthorized gathering&#8221; at a mass rally over alleged election fraud — the first official confirmation of deaths linked to the wave of protests and street battles after disputed elections in last week.

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad attends security summit in Russia amid turmoil over election at home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YEKATERINBURG, Russia — Russia welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday on his first trip abroad since his bitterly disputed re-election, a show of support for a leader facing massive protests at home and questions from the West about the legitimacy of the vote count

Ahmadinejad arrived in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg and sat down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election crisis in Iran complicates Obama&#8217;s effort to renew ties and block its nuclear track</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/election-crisis-in-iran-complicates-obamas-effort-to-renew-ties-and-block-its-nuclear-track-81406/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The crackdown on dissent following the disputed elections in Iran puts the Obama administration in a tougher spot, as it sticks with diplomacy as the best way to end that country&#8217;s nuclear weapons program.

Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that efforts to engage Tehran, with the central goal of halting its pursuit of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad brushes off violence over Iran election dispute, challenger wants vote canceled</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejad-brushes-off-violence-over-iran-election-dispute-challenger-wants-vote-canceled-81382/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities. Anti-riot police lashed back and the regime blocked Internet sites used to rally the pro-reform campaign.

Ahmadinejad dismissed Tehran&#8217;s worst unrest in a decade as &#8220;not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel leader to call for demilitarized Palestinian state in policy speech, says Netanyahu aid</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time will endorse the notion of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, top aides said Sunday, giving in to heavy U.S. pressure to drop his long-standing opposition to Palestinian independence.

Netanyahu, however, will demand that the Palestinians agree not to have an army and that they recognize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moussavi calls on Guardian Council to nullify election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/moussavi-calls-on-guardian-council-to-nullify-election-81364/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi called on Iran&#8217;s Guardian Council Sunday to nullify the results of the presidential election.

Moussavi said in a statement on his website that he had forwarded an official request to the Guardian Council asking it to nullify the results.	 	
Moussavi has accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the interior ministry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karzai tells incoming US commander in Afghanistan to protect civilians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — President Hamid Karzai told the incoming commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday that the most important part of his new mission was to protect Afghan civilians.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes up his command on Monday. The four-star U.S. general, a former special forces commander, is expected to bring a fresh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad dismisses violent protests over Iran&#8217;s disputed election as &#8216;not important&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities. Anti-riot police lashed back and the regime blocked Internet sites used to rally the pro-reform campaign.

Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest — the worst in a decade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad&#8217;s pro-reform challenger calls on Iranian authorities to cancel disputed election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejads-pro-reform-challenger-calls-on-iranian-authorities-to-cancel-disputed-election-81299/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s main challenger is calling on authorities to cancel Friday&#8217;s presidential election, saying it is the only way to restore public trust.

Mir Hossein Mousavi, who has accused authorities of election fraud, urged his supporters to continue their &#8220;civil and lawful&#8221; opposition to results showing Ahmadinejad won by a landslide. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters open 2nd day of clashes in Tehran; Ahmadinejad calls unrest &#8216;not important&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities. Anti-riot police lashed back and the regime blocked Internet sites used to rally the pro-reform campaign.

Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest — the worst in the decade [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New US commander in Afghanistan meets President Karzai for first time</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-us-commander-in-afghanistan-meets-president-karzai-for-first-time-81292/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The incoming commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan has met with President Hamid Karzai for the first time.

Karzai&#8217;s office said the Afghan president told U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal on Sunday that the most important element of his mission is to protect civilians during military operations.
Civilian casualties during U.S. and NATO operations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No fraud in Iranian elections: Ahmadinejad</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-fraud-in-iranian-elections-ahmadinejad-81288/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday rejected the opposition&#8217;s claims of electoral fraud, saying his re-election was &#8220;real and free&#8221; and could not be questioned.

In his first press conference since the interior ministry announced he won a landslide victory in Friday&#8217;s balloting, the hardline president said: &#8220;The election was free (transparent) and there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protests over Iran election dispute erupt for 2nd day; Ahmadinejad say unrest &#8216;not important&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/protests-over-iran-election-dispute-erupt-for-2nd-day-ahmadinejad-say-unrest-not-important-81281/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities that have responded with anti-riot squads and blackouts of Web networks used to rally the pro-reform campaign.

Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest — the worst in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biden has doubts about Iran&#8217;s presidential vote; says US focused on Tehran&#8217;s nuclear program</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-has-doubts-about-irans-presidential-vote-says-us-focused-on-tehrans-nuclear-program-81275/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he had doubts about whether Iran&#8217;s presidential election was free and fair, though the U.S. must accept &#8220;for the time being&#8221; Tehran&#8217;s claim that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a resounding re-election.

He said the Obama administration&#8217;s interests regarding Iran were the same as before the disputed vote: persuading Tehran [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s  game plan faces setback as Ahmadinejad  sweeps  Iranian polls</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-game-plan-faces-setback-as-ahmadinejad-sweeps-iranian-polls-81269/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - With Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s victory in Iran&#8217;s  Presidential poll, US President Barack Obama&#8217;s  hopes  of blocking Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme faced a serious blow.

&#8220;The Iran election seriously complicates Obama&#8217;s game plan in the region.  But  if Ahmadinejad is sworn in and the  situation  gets relatively  stable,  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor says Afghan government has no control in 5 districts in Helmand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The governor of Afghanistan&#8217;s most violent province said Sunday that the government controls only eight of its 13 districts.

Helmand Gov. Gulab Mangal said the government has no control in three districts at the northern end of the province and two in the south. He said he hopes Afghan and NATO security forces can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian president says election was &#8216;real and free&#8217; despite violent protest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-president-says-election-was-real-and-free-despite-violent-protest-81231/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday his re-election was &#8220;real and free&#8221; and cannot be questioned — despite accusations of mass voter fraud.

Ahmadinejad made the comments Sunday during a press conference — his first since the government announced that he was re-elected to a second term in a landslide victory during Friday&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian election gives Netanyahu opportunity to put peacemaking on back burner in speech</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-election-gives-netanyahu-opportunity-to-put-peacemaking-on-back-burner-in-speech-81207/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Teibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s prime minister delivers a highly anticipated policy speech Sunday in which he could use the re-election of Iran&#8217;s hard-line president to boost his argument that Tehran poses a bigger threat to Mideast peace than his refusal to endorse Palestinian statehood.

Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing that argument as he publicly defies President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About 100 arrested in Iran post-poll violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/about-100-arrested-in-iran-post-poll-violence-81197/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - An unknown number of people were injured during a night of violent protests in Tehran following the Iranian presidential election and there were reports Sunday of up to 100 people being arrested.

Thousands of opponents of re-elected president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took to the streets of Tehran setting off a cycle of protests and violence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tehran calm but Iran tries to keep lid on reformists after vote fraud claims trigger clashes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tehran-calm-but-iran-tries-to-keep-lid-on-reformists-after-vote-fraud-claims-trigger-clashes-81182/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Tehran was mostly calm Sunday after election fraud claims triggered violent street clashes, but the government maintained fairly tight control of information flow and new details emerged of arrests of high-profile reformists.

The efforts seemed aimed at avoiding a repeat of the chaos that lasted past midnight Saturday. Opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tehran in turmoil: Anger over election fraud claims boils over into violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tehran-in-turmoil-anger-over-election-fraud-claims-boils-over-into-violence-80990/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police in the heart of Iran&#8217;s capital Saturday, pelting them with rocks and setting fires in the worst unrest in Tehran in a decade. They accused the hard-line president of using fraud to steal election victory from his reformist rival.

The brazen and angry confrontations — including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton rejects victory claim by Iran&#8217;s Ahmadinejad, wants to know Iranians&#8217; choice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-rejects-victory-claim-by-irans-ahmadinejad-wants-to-know-iranians-choice-80989/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud.

Any hopes by the Obama administration of gaining a result similar to Lebanon&#8217;s recent election, won by a Western-backed moderate coalition, appeared to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel says Ahmedinejad re-election illustrates growing Iranian threat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-says-ahmedinejad-re-election-illustrates-growing-iranian-threat-80952/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israel&#8217;s foreign minister said Saturday that the re-election of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad highlighted the urgent need for the West to forcefully act against Tehran&#8217;s nuclear program.

Israel regards Iran as its most dangerous adversary and is particularly wary of Ahmadinejad, who has repeatedly called for the Jewish State to be wiped off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell phone service appears to have been cut in Tehran, Iran&#8217;s capital, after disputed election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cell-phone-service-appears-to-have-been-cut-in-irans-capital-after-disputed-election-80920/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Cell phone service down after disputed Iran vote
TEHRAN, Iran — Cell phone service appears to have been cut in Iran&#8217;s capital after a disputed election that the government said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won.

There was no immediate comment from Iran&#8217;s Telecommunications Ministry. But when users tried to call cell phones, a message appeared on their phones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House says US watching for irregularities in Iran&#8217;s contested presidential election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-says-us-watching-for-irregularities-in-irans-contested-presidential-election-80910/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The White House says it is monitoring Iran&#8217;s presidential election results, including reports of voter fraud.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Saturday the Obama administration is keeping close watch on the election process, &#8220;including reports of irregularities.&#8221;
He said the White House was impressed &#8220;by the vigorous debate and enthusiasm that this election [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton says US hopes Iranian vote reflects &#8216;genuine will and desire&#8217; of Iranian citizens</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clinton-says-us-hopes-iranian-vote-reflects-genuine-will-and-desire-of-iranian-citizens-80903/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn Thompson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario — The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud.

&#8220;We are monitoring the situation as it unfolds in Iran, but we, like the rest of the world, are waiting and watching to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clashes erupt in Iran after government claims Ahmadinejad wins disputed election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/clashes-erupt-in-iran-after-government-claims-ahmadinejad-wins-disputed-election-80866/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities claimed the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide. The rival candidate said the vote was tainted by widespread fraud and his followers responded with the most serious unrest in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad re-elected Iran&#8217;s president, Moussavi cries foul (Roundup)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejad-re-elected-irans-president-moussavi-cries-foul-roundup-80847/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Iran&#8217;s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was Saturday re-elected by a decisive margin but his main rival Mir-Hossein Moussavi accused him of electoral fraud as his supporters clashed with police and Ahmadinejad&#8217;s supporters.

Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsoul announced that the president received 24.5 million or 62 percent of the total votes cast in Friday&#8217;s elections, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With nuclear dispute at stake, world reacts cautiously to Iranian hard-liner&#8217;s re-election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-nuclear-dispute-at-stake-world-reacts-cautiously-to-iranian-hard-liners-re-election-80804/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA — The U.S. and Canada challenged Iran&#8217;s claims that hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won re-election, but much of the rest of the world remained silent Saturday despite claims of fraud and scenes of clashes on the streets of Tehran.

For the Middle East and West alike, the stakes were high.
Iran is a key economic player in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian filmmaker alleges presidential poll fix</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-filmmaker-alleges-presidential-poll-fix-80792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VIENNA - Celebrated Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf alleged Saturday that the Iranian election result had been fixed by the country&#8217;s interior ministry.

Makhmalbaf said he was asked to act as the spokesman of defeated presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Moussavi&#8217;s campaign abroad after their press offices were attacked and shut down by security forces in Tehran Friday.	 	
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad&#8217;s victory is a threat to world: Israel</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejads-victory-is-a-threat-to-world-israel-80763/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejads-victory-is-a-threat-to-world-israel-80763/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM - Israeli Vice premier Shilvat Shalom Saturday stressed the Iranian nuclear &#8220;threat&#8221; following Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s victory in Iran&#8217;s presidential election.

&#8220;The United States and the free world must reevaluate the policy on Teheran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions,&#8221; Shalom told Israel Radio.	 	
Ahmadinejad&#8217;s win &#8220;is exploding in the face of those who thought that Iran was built for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian police clash with opposition supporters in Tehran as president declared winner</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iranian-police-clash-with-opposition-supporters-in-tehran-as-president-declared-winner-80762/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities declared the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide. Opponents responded with the most serious unrest in the capital in a decade and charges that the result was the work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad re-elected as Iranian president (Second Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejad-re-elected-as-iranian-president-second-lead-80755/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Incumbent hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected Iranian president after winning about 65 percent of the vote in Friday&#8217;s election, the interior ministry said Saturday, citing near-complete returns on what it called a record turnout.

The 52-year-old&#8217;s main challenger, former prime minister Mir-Hossein Moussavi, who had declared himself winner of the election shortly after polling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iranian government says incumbent Ahmadinejad wins election with landslide 62.6 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:47:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s government says incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the winner of the election with a landslide 62.63 percent of the vote. Top opposition contender Mir Hossein Mousavi takes only 33.75 percent of vote in a result disputed by his supporters.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP&#8217;s earlier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re-election of Ahmedinejad illustrates growing Iranian threat, say Israeli officials</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/re-election-of-ahmedinejad-illustrates-growing-iranian-threat-say-israeli-officials-80701/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — The re-election of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a disputed vote underscores the growing threat posed by Tehran and its nuclear ambitions, two senior Israeli politicians said Saturday, urging the world not to engage in dialogue with Iran.

Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon and Vice Premier Silvan Shalom appeared to be expressing their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police in Tehran streets after disputed election results point to Ahmadinejad landslide</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-tehran-streets-after-disputed-election-results-point-to-ahmadinejad-landslide-80624/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Anti-riot police guarded the offices overseeing Iran&#8217;s disputed elections Saturday with the count pointing to a landslide victory by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his opponent denouncing the results as &#8220;treason&#8221; and threatening a challenge.

The standoff left Tehran in tense anticipation. Many people opened shops and carried out errands, but the backdrop was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police in Tehran streets after disputed results point to Ahmadinejad landslide</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-tehran-streets-after-disputed-results-point-to-ahmadinejad-landslide-80621/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Anti-riot police guarded the offices overseeing Iran&#8217;s disputed elections Saturday with the count pointing to a landslide victory by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while his opponent denounced the results as &#8220;treason&#8221; and threatened a challenge.

The standoff left Tehran in tense anticipation. Many people opened shops and carried out errands, but the backdrop was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad wins Iran&#8217;s presidential election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahmadinejad-wins-irans-presidential-election-80562/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken an &#8220;unassailable lead&#8221; in the presidential election, according to official figures.

As the official results show 52-year-old Ahmadinejad would be back for a second term, his supporters began pouring on to the streets of the capital city Tehran.
Hardliner Ahmadinejad registered a thumping victory in Iran&#8217;s fiercely contested presidential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s state news agency says President Ahmadinejad has won the election, rival also claims win</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s interior ministry said Saturday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a commanding lead with nearly 70 percent of all votes counted, but his pro-reform rival countered that he was the clear victor and warned of possible fraud in the election.

The dispute rose up even before the votes were counted — sharply boosting tensions [...]]]></description>
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