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	<title>Iran Pulse: Must-Reads from Iran Today</title>
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		<title>Rafsanjani Responds to Disqualification From Presidencial Race</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2080/rafsanjani-responds-to-disqualification-from-presidency/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rafsanjani-responds-to-disqualification-from-presidency</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 02:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sepah]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opposition website Jaras, which is assumed to be run by a figure close to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, has published parts of Rafsanjani’s first statements since his surprising disqualification by the Guardian Council from running for the presidency. Although Rafsanjani doesn’t &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2080/rafsanjani-responds-to-disqualification-from-presidency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Iran MP: If Khomeini Were Alive He’d Be Disqualified</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2071/iran-mp-if-khomeini-were-alive-hed-be-disqualified/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=iran-mp-if-khomeini-were-alive-hed-be-disqualified</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ahmadinejad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disqualification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mashaei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafsanjani]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Outspoken conservative Iranian MP Ali Motahari has written a controversial letter to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in response to the disqualification of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Rafsanani, who is one of the founding members of the Islamic Republic of &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2071/iran-mp-if-khomeini-were-alive-hed-be-disqualified/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mehr News Leaks Unconfirmed List of Candidates</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2059/mehr-news-leaks-unconfirmed-list-of-candidates/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mehr-news-leaks-unconfirmed-list-of-candidates</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candidates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guardian Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hussein Shariatmadari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kayhan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mehr News has published an unconfirmed list of approved candidates leaked from the Interior Ministry. The Guardian Council presented their list of approved candidates today to the minister of interior, who will make the official announcement tomorrow. Although the list &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2059/mehr-news-leaks-unconfirmed-list-of-candidates/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Candidate&#8217;s Father Denies Ties to Shah’s Secret Police</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2051/presidential-candidates-father-denies-ties-to-shahs-secret-police/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=presidential-candidates-father-denies-ties-to-shahs-secret-police</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ezatollah Zarghami]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kamran Bagheri Lankarani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manoucher Lankarani]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An interview with the father of presidential candidate Kamran Bagheri Lankarani with opposition website Rooz Online on April 29 has resurfaced and gained traction recently in Iranian media. Lankarani, who has the backing of hard-line Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi’s Endurance Front, &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2051/presidential-candidates-father-denies-ties-to-shahs-secret-police/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rafsanjani&#8217;s Benz at Center of Controversy</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2037/pm-responds-to-head-of-guardian-councils-criticism-of-rafsanjanis-benz/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pm-responds-to-head-of-guardian-councils-criticism-of-rafsanjanis-benz</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Motahhari]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ahamd Jannati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guardian Council]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the head of the Guardian Council which vets potential candidates, made controversial comments alluding to Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s wealth and car on Friday. The news quickly caught on, spreading on social media, and even prompted a &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2037/pm-responds-to-head-of-guardian-councils-criticism-of-rafsanjanis-benz/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Journalist Who Identified Rafsanjani in &#8216;Chain Murders&#8217; Sees Opportunity in Candidacy</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2025/journalist-who-identified-rafsanjani-in-chain-murders-sees-opportunity-in-candidacy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=journalist-who-identified-rafsanjani-in-chain-murders-sees-opportunity-in-candidacy</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbas Abdi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akbar Ganji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Famous dissident and journalist Akbar Ganji, who wrote a series of stories about the murder and disappearance of Iranian intellectuals and dissidents from 1988 to 1998 in which he revealed the involvement of top government officials and clerics including Ayatollah &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2025/journalist-who-identified-rafsanjani-in-chain-murders-sees-opportunity-in-candidacy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Candidate Ghalibaf Takes Credit for Infamous Student Crackdown</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2015/presidential-candidate-ghalibaf-takes-credit-for-infamous-student-crackdown/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=presidential-candidate-ghalibaf-takes-credit-for-infamous-student-crackdown</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guardian Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaleme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An audio file of Tehran Mayor and presidential candidate Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has surfaced in which he highlights his personal role in the crackdown of protests in 1999, 2003 and 2009. Ghalibaf, who some have touted as a pragmatist and &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2015/presidential-candidate-ghalibaf-takes-credit-for-infamous-student-crackdown/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mashaei Says He Will Reveal Information &#8216;Behind the Scenes&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2010/mashei-says-he-will-reveal-information-behind-the-scenes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mashei-says-he-will-reveal-information-behind-the-scenes</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Endurance Front]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esfandiar Rahim Mashei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kamran Bagheri Lankarani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saeed Jalili]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Presidential candidate Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei made several public statements at a mourning ceremony for Imam Hadi today. On claims that he would attempt to change Iran’s constitution, Mashaei said that “these claims have been made by the Zionist and English &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2010/mashei-says-he-will-reveal-information-behind-the-scenes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Newspaper Close to Khamenei Denies Last-Minute Call From Supreme Leader to Rafsanjani</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2000/khamenei-denies-last-minute-call-to-rafsanjani/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=khamenei-denies-last-minute-call-to-rafsanjani</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatemeh Hashemi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sadegh Zibakalam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an interview with Shargh newspaper yesterday, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s eldest daughter recounted the final minutes in which Rafsanjani decided to head to the Interior Ministry building to register his name for the Iranian presidential elections. Fatemeh Hashemi said &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/2000/khamenei-denies-last-minute-call-to-rafsanjani/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ahmadinejad Attendance With Mashaei Called a &#8220;Violation&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/1991/ahmadinejad-attendance-with-mashaei-called-a-violation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ahmadinejad-attendance-with-mashaei-called-a-violation</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arash Karami</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ahmad Jannit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A spokesperson for the Guardian Council told reporters yesterday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s presence at Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei’s registration for the presidential race at the Interior Ministry building was a “violation.” Saturday was the final day for candidates to register &#8230; <a href="http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2013/05/1991/ahmadinejad-attendance-with-mashaei-called-a-violation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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