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    Which Way, L.A.?

    In Iran, the Struggle for Power Continues

    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has flown to Russia for a previously scheduled meeting, but in Iran itself it's anything but business as usual.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has flown to Russia for a previously scheduled meeting, but in Iran itself it's anything but business as usual. Foreign journalists are restricted today, but social-networking web sites like Facebook and Twitter are full of reports and pictures, of new demonstrations in Tehran and elsewhere, both for and against the government. The Guardian Council has ordered a partial recount of last week's voting, but the official loser wants a new election. Central authority is under more pressure for change than at any time since the Islamic revolution in 1979. We get assessments from several points of view.

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    State Close to Insolvency; Judge Delays Lifting Consent Decree
    1. 0:00In Iran, the Struggle for Power ContinuesYou’re reading this
    2. 28:54State Moves Closer to Insolvency
    3. 47:58Judge Postpones Decision to Lift Consent Decree
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Mariam Memarsadeghi

      Tavaana E-learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society

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      Laura Secor

      Fellow, New York Pulblic Library's Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers

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      Juan Cole

      University of Michigan

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    1 of 3
    State Close to Insolvency; Judge Delays Lifting Consent Decree
    1. 0:00In Iran, the Struggle for Power ContinuesYou’re reading this
    2. 28:54State Moves Closer to Insolvency
    3. 47:58Judge Postpones Decision to Lift Consent Decree
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