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The poll found that Ahmadinejad was leading his nearest opponent, the more reform-minded candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi, by a more than 2-to-1 margin, with almost a third undecided.
CNN: Commentary: Iranians want more democracy
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Which brings us to the unlikely leader of the youth-dominated opposition, Mir Hossein Moussavi.
CNN: Opposition movement in Iran not over, experts say
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However, one point must be made clear: The reformist movement represents a bigger and greater social phenomenon than the electoral campaign of opposition candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi and like-minded moderate conservative clerics.
CNN: Commentary: Iran's sons and daughters will win
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He rejected suggestions that fraud or cheating had been involved in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election, pointing out that the 11-million vote difference between Ahmadinejad and his principal opponent, Mir Hossein Moussavi, was too large to have been manipulated by vote-rigging.
CNN: The story
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The Guardian Council last week extended the deadline for filing complaints after two candidates, Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karrubi -- questioned the legitimacy of the June 12 vote count.
CNN: Iran's election authority: Partial recount shows election valid
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Thousands flooded the streets of Tehran for weeks after incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner by a margin of about 2-to-1 over his nearest rival, Mir Hossein Moussavi, who said the results were rigged.
CNN: Ex-Iranian president seeks to free detainees
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Official results gave Ahmadinejad a 2-to-1 victory over his nearest rival, former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Moussavi.
CNN: Ahmadinejad calls Obama meddler, likens him to Bush
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The government has cracked down on Iranians who protested the outcome of the June 12 election in which hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner over his chief rival, reformist Mir Hossein Moussavi.
CNN: Troops willing to die to stop Iran unrest, general says