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June 16, 2009
Obama Calls For 'New Beginning' With Muslim World
Hundreds of thousands of students and moderates defied a protest ban and rallied in the capital Tehran after the government announced president election results declaring victory for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi.

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