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TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 14: Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his ballot in elections for the 8th "majlis" or parliament March 14, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. Conservative factions, some of them loyal to hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, are expected to maintain their majority grip on parliament, after 1700 reformist candidates were disqualified from running. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 14: Iran's supreme religious leader Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei speaks after casting his ballot in elections for the 8th "majlis" or parliament March 14, 2008 in Tehran, Iran. Conservative factions, some of them loyal to hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, are expected to maintain their majority grip on parliament, after 1700 reformist candidates were disqualified from running. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)