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         Former Iranian President Writes to Obama Over $2B Court Ruling

   by Associated Press

   Iran's former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written a
   letter to President Barack Obama, asking him to "quickly fix'' a U.S.
   Supreme Court ruling that could cost Iran some $2 billion.

   That April ruling allows families of victims of the 1983 Marine
   barracks bombing in Beirut and other attacks linked to Iran to collect
   monetary damages from frozen Iranian funds.

   In the letter, which was posted on Monday on a website affiliated with
   Ahmadinejad's office, he writes: "I passionately advise you not to let
   the historical defamation and bitter incident be recorded under your
   name.''

   Ahmadinejad says he gave the letter to the Swiss Embassy in Tehran,
   which represents U.S. interests in Iran. Embassy officials declined to
   comment.

   The letter comes amid speculation about Ahmadinejad's political future.

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