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Iranian Prez Flies Into NY Storm

Ahmadinejad arrives in NY amid protests

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:39 AM CDT

(Newser) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York yesterday amid protests and rancor over his schedule of public appearances, including his planned address at Columbia University. In the first of a series of public relations efforts, Ahmadinejad claimed in a television interview that Iran is... Read full story »

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