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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031001918.html
Another Key Politician to Run Against Ahmadinejad
[Washington Post] Thomas Erdbrink - Former Iranian Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi announced his presidential candidacy Tuesday to challenge President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in elections set for June 12. Mousavi is a proponent of Iran's nuclear program and a strong backer of Iran's system of government in which Shiite Muslim clerics oversee policies of elected officials. Mousavi was prime minister from 1981 to 1989, and the post of prime minister was abolished after his term ended. Former president Mohammad Khatami and former head of parliament Mehdi Karrubi have also announced their candidacies.