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A government supporter holds a poster with pictures of pro-reform cleric Mehdi Karroubi (L) and former President Mohammad Khatami with the sentence "Death to hypocrites" written across during a demonstration against opposition protests during the holy day of Ashura in Tehran December, 30 2009. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)