Members of Hezbollah plant flowers in a flowerbed as they restore the site of the opposition protest camp to its former state, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 23, 2008. Normal life continued to return to the area of the former protest camp after protesters removed their tents and authorities took away barricades, razor wire, and concrete roadblocks from the downtown area of Beirut. AP Photo logo AP Photo 13 months ago

Members of Hezbollah plant flowers in a flowerbed as they restore the site of the opposition protest camp to its former state, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, May 23, 2008. Normal life continued to return to the area of the former protest camp after protesters removed their tents and authorities took away barricades, razor wire, and concrete roadblocks from the downtown area of Beirut.

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  2. Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (R) meets with Lebanon's Parliament majority leader Saad al-Hariri in Beirut's suburbs June 25, 2009. Picture taken June 25, 2009.
  3. In this photo released by Hezbollah media office, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, right, meets with Lebanese majority leader lawmaker Saad Hariri, left, in Beirut, Lebanon, late Thursday June 25, 2009. Lebanon's Hezbollah says the group's chief met with the leader of the Western-backed parliament majority in another step ahead of the expected formation of a unity government. Hariri is expected to be nominated for the post.
  4. Lebanese men carrying the Hezbollah yellow flag and the Shiite movement Amal green flags, celebrate the re-election of pro-Hezbollah Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri after he won 90 votes in the 128-member legislature, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, June 25, 2009. Lebanese lawmakers have overwhelmingly re-elected Berri despite the Iranian-backed militant group's recent election loss. The move to re-elect Nabih Berri signals the political factions' determination to work together toward a unity government.
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  6. Deputy secretary-general of Lebanese Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in Beirut on June 25, 2009. The Shiite cleric said that there is an obvious foreign interference in Iran that aimed to shake the Islamic republic but the ongoing protests following the June 12 disputed presidential election are coming to an end.
  7. Members of the Lebanese Hezbollah parliamentary bloc arrive at the Lebanese Parliament for the election of the house speaker in Beirut on June 25, 2009. Shiite leader Nabih Berri was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term as parliament speaker, consolidating his position as one of Lebanon's most influential politicians.
  8. Deputy secretary-general of Lebanese Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, speaks during an interview with AFP at his office in Beirut on June 25, 2009. The Shiite cleric said that there is an obvious foreign interference in Iran that aimed to shake the Islamic republic but the ongoing protests following the June 12 disputed presidential election are coming to an end.
  9. Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (L) meets with Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumbatt in Beirut's suburbs June 18, 2009. Picture taken June 18, 2009.
  10. In this handout picture released by Hezbollah media office, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, left, meets with Druse leader Walid Jumblatt, right, in Beirut, Lebanon, on late Thursday June 18, 2009. Two main rival Lebanese leaders have held a long-awaited meeting in a major step toward reducing sectarian tensions after a pro-Western coalition defeated Hezbollah and its allies in parliamentary elections.
  11. Lebanon's Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Kassem speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Beirut's suburbs June 10, 2009.
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  15. Supporters of Hezbollah ride their scooters as they wave Hezbollah flags in Beirut's suburbs June 7, 2009. Lebanese voters cast ballots in a tightly contested general election on Sunday pitting a Western-backed coalition against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and its allies.
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