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Warwick Hotel - New York, NY - Sep 16, 2011 (credit: Alex Silverman / WCBS 880)

Controversy Comes To NYC Ahead Of UN General Assembly

Two days out, the Assembly is already drawing world leaders and international criticism to New York. Among the world leaders gathering is the always controversial Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the hotel where he’ll stay is under fire for hosting him,

2011/09/16

Report: Group Of Columbia University Students To Dine With Iranian President

A group of Columbia University students will have dinner with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad next week in Midtown.

2011/09/13

Wikileaks Cable Compares Ahmadinejad To Steinbrenner

George Steinbrenner often compared himself to powerful, iron-fisted leaders. Assuredly, the late New York Yankees owner never had the Iranian president in mind.

2011/03/04

Ahmadinejad Sorry For Traffic, Not 9/11 Comments

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is standing behind his claims that the United States was behind the 9/11 attacks — a statement President Barack Obama said is “hateful.”

2010/09/24

Freed American hiker Sarah Shourd (Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images)

Freed U.S. Hiker Meets With Ahmadinejad

A family spokeswoman says that Sarah Shourd and her mother met with the Iranian president Friday in New York City.

2010/09/24

N.J. H.S. Student Tries To Make World Safer Place

Danielle Flaum might seem a little idealistic, but at 17-years-old, she wants to change the world.

2010/09/22

Ahmadinejad Blames Liberal Capitalism For World Suffering

With protestors demanding his arrest outside the United Nations, inside Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told world leaders to make plans for a new world order.

2010/09/21

30 NYPD, 2 FDNY Assigned To Ahmadinejad Security

One of the world’s most despised leaders was quite possibly the safest man in New York City on Monday night. The city is going to great lengths to protect Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

2010/09/20

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

NY Politicians Speak Out Against Ahmadinejad

A group of New York elected officials spoke out Monday against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is in NYC for the U.N. General Assembly.

CBS New York–2010/09/20

Sarah Shourd (R), the American hiker released from detention in Iran after 410 days, addresses a press conference as Cindy Hickey (L), her fiance Shane Bauer's mother, and Paula Fattal, Josh Fattal's mother, look on in New York on September 19, 2010. Fellow US hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were captured with Sarah Shourd but have not yet been released. (Photo credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

US Hiker Freed From Iranian Jail Arrives In New York

An American hiker freed after spending over a year in an Iranian jail is now telling her side of the story. Sarah Shourd said she’s no spy, and neither are the two friends she left behind in Tehran.

2010/09/19

Group Protests Iranian President’s Visit To NYC

As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly dozens of protesters demonstrated Sunday against his regime.

2010/09/19

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