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Iranian president Ahmadinejad speaks in New York over protests.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, participates in a forum for world leaders at Columbia University in New York on Monday. Ahmadinejad smiled as Columbia President Lee Bollinger took him to task over Iran's human-rights record and foreign policy, and Ahmadinejad's statements denying the Holocaust and calling for the disappearance of Israel.

A student plays as others gather for a rally on the campus of Columbia University Monday. Students gathered to speak both for and against the right of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to fulfill his controversial speaking engagement at the school.

Protesters on the campus of Columbia University on Monday. President Bush said Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia "speaks volumes about really the greatness of America."

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seen via video conferencing from New York as he speaks to a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad responds to a question during an interview at his hotel in New York Monday. Ahmadinejad said that Iran would not launch an attack on Israel or any other country, and he does not believe the U.S. is preparing for war against Iran.

Paulette Press of New York protests Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Columbia University. Thousands of people jammed two blocks of 47th Street across from the United Nations to protest.

Albert Marshak, of Atlantic Beach, N.Y., (left) argues against the visit of the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with Columbia University graduate Jacob Sabat.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's president, participates in a forum for world leaders at Columbia University in New York on Monday. Ahmadinejad smiled as Columbia President Lee Bollinger took him to task over Iran's human-rights record and foreign policy, and Ahmadinejad's statements denying the Holocaust and calling for the disappearance of Israel.

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