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TEHRAN POWER GRAB
The NY Post ^ | January 15, 2004 | Amir Taheri

Posted on 01/16/2004 9:30:15 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:18:54 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

TOGETHER they form the largest bloc in the parliament, where, with their allies, they command a two-thirds majority. So why are 80 members of the 290-member Islamic Consultative Assembly, the Iranian parliament, behaving like an opposition and holding a sit-in amid threats of mass resignation?


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: amirtaheri; iran; mrtaheri; pyw

1 posted on 01/16/2004 9:30:16 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
A most informative post.
2 posted on 01/16/2004 9:39:33 AM PST by flying Elvis
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To: flying Elvis
Thanks.
3 posted on 01/16/2004 9:40:14 AM PST by Pan_Yans Wife (He who has never hoped can never despair.)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
bttt
4 posted on 01/16/2004 4:44:41 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe
The European Union appealed to the "guardian angels" not to veto so many candidacies. -Amir Taheri

How's that working out? (/sarcasm)

5 posted on 01/16/2004 5:03:08 PM PST by NutCrackerBoy
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