Neck-and-neck Iran Election Race Gets Bitter

Neck-and-neck Iran election race gets bitter

Iran's hard-line president took a final shot at his rivals Wednesday during his last public campaign rally, accusing his main pro-reform challenger of fabricating problems about the country's economic woes.

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