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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/international/middleeast/26MULL.html
CIA Says Election in Iran Dealt Blow to Reform
(New York Times) With the victory of religious hard-liners in this week's parliamentary elections in Iran, the CIA is warning of a new era of repression and inflexibility. A new CIA assessment says the election has dealt a severe blow to Iranian reformers and will strengthen the authoritarian rule of the country's clerical government.