Ahmadinejad in New York: A Closer Look

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In a highly anticipated visit, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled to New York City this week for the annual meeting of United Nations General Assembly. While Ahmadinejad was heavily criticized at a controversial Columbia University appearance on Monday, it was a much different scene when he met U.S. and Canadian religious leaders two days later in the U.N. chapel. They gave him a very warm welcome, but was it too warm? NOW was there. Watch our special web-exclusive report right now.

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