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Iranian President Rouhani won reelection. Here’s how reformists got him there. Ali Kadivar - May 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58718" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Supporters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani
More and more people get their news via social media. Is that good or bad? Kevin Curry - September 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46991" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton checks
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