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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, bottom left, embraces judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, during the swearing-in ceremony for his second term, as parliament speaker Ali Larijani, above, looks on, in an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. He pledged to protect the constitution and frontiers of Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)