Rafsanjani Chosen to Head Iran CLerical Body

Rafsanjani, a former president and longtime Machiavellian figure in Iranian politics, was picked to head a powerful clerical body, another defeat for the current president's hard line faction. His election as chairman of the Assembly of Experts means the charismatic cleric will oversee the secretive body that chooses or dismisses the Islamic Republic's ultimate authority, its supreme leader.