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Iranians Go to Polls

HeadlineJun 17, 2005

Voters in Iran went to the polls today in a hotly contested race for the country’s presidency. Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is considered to be the leading candidate to succeed Mohammad Khatami in what is expected the be the closest presidential election in the country’s history. We’ll get a report from Tehran in just a moment.

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