Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center in background, seen during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009. Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities that have responded with anti-riot squads and blackouts of Web networks used to rally the pro-reform campaign. Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest the worst in the decade in Tehran as "not important" and insisted the results showing his landslide victory on Friday were fair and legitimate. A huge rally in his support was organized even as clashes flared around the capital. AP Photo logo AP Photo 32 months ago

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center in background, seen during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009. Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities that have responded with anti-riot squads and blackouts of Web networks used to rally the pro-reform campaign. Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest the worst in the decade in Tehran as "not important" and insisted the results showing his landslide victory on Friday were fair and legitimate. A huge rally in his support was organized even as clashes flared around the capital.

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