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This year, Midtown's Warwick Hotel got into hot water for agreeing to put up Ahmadinejad for the second time. An alleged bombing victim sued the hotel to claim Ahmadinejad's reservation deposit to satisfy a $12 million cheap hotel in bangkok judgment he has against Iran. The suit was dismissed on Friday — paving the way for the Iranian president's stay there.