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    Taking It to the Streets: Election Rallies in Iran

    For the past three weeks Iranians have been out on the streets in the tens of thousands, with a fervor many say hasn't been seen since the toppling of the Shah thirty years ago.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    For the past three weeks Iranians have been out on the streets in the tens of thousands, with a fervor many say hasn't been seen since the toppling of the Shah thirty years ago. Tomorrow, voters in Iran head to the polls in what has become an almost free-for-all presidential election between incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and reformist candidates Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi. Text messages, Facebook and television debates are all part of the fray. What are the issues driving voters? What role will women play in the vote's outcome? Will this new spirit of debate and openness continue? Would a new president take a different tack in dealing with the West?

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      Sara Terry

      The Aftermath Project

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      BuzzFeed News

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      national security reporter, Wall Street Journal

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      Mariam Memarsadeghi

      Tavaana E-learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society

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    2 of 3
    Taking It to the Streets: Election Rallies in Iran
    1. 0:00Obama Calls Green Bay a Model for Healthcare Reform
    2. 7:38Taking It to the Streets: Election Rallies in IranYou’re reading this
    3. 42:04More Details on the Air France Crash; Airline Safety in the Senate
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