Iran: May 27, 2004

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losses, but keep coming. The money is too good to stop.

The new parliament held its first session today. These legislators were selected  via a rigged election that kept reform minded candidates from participating. The new legislature is going to try and enact some economic reforms, without any political changes. The Islamic conservatives know they are a minority, and that their rule is opposed by the majority of Iranians. But as long as the opposition isn't armed and organized, the