Ahmadinejad rivals cement hold on Iran parliament

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Final results for many constituencies in Iran's parliamentary runoff elections show conservative rivals of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad winning a solid majority of seats and cementing their hold on the legislature. The parliament has no direct control over major policy matters like Iran's nuclear program, but it can influence the run-up to the election of Ahmadinejad's ...