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Conservatives Fault Media in Election Loss

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From Times Wire Reports

Iranian conservatives blamed themselves and “a wave of lies” in the media for their stunning defeat at the hands of reformists in last week’s parliamentary election. “The poor showing of the right-wing candidates was due to a coordinated campaign by reformist newspapers and foreign radio stations. A wave of lies is responsible for this situation,” departing hard-line parliament member Kamal Daneshyar told one newspaper.

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