Fight Heats Up in Iran As Council Vetoes Bill to Reinstate Candidates
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › January 26, 2004
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TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's hard-line Guardian Council has vetoed a bill that sought to reverse the disqualification of thousands of reformist electoral candidates, a leading legislator said Sunday night.
The move is part of an escalating battle between reform-minded lawmakers and religious conservatives who dominate the most powerful branches of the government.See the full content of this document
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Fight Heats Up in Iran As Council Vetoes Bill to Reinstate Candidates
"We've been informed that the Guardian Council has vetoed the legislation on the grounds that it contradicted the constitution and Sharia (Islamic)...
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