edition.cnn.com - 6/17/2009
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Patrick Doherty says the issue isn't only who won, it's now about the future of democracy in Iran.
newsmax.com - 6/19/2009
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newsmax.com —
Even as Ayatollah Khamenei blasted the United States
for fomenting unrest in a defiant Friday prayer address...
in Tehran, President Obama has kept silent, focusing instead on domestic policy. Obama spent more time with TV personality Stephen Colbert, ...
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Obama Erases Pro-Democracy Money for Iran
thedailybeast.com - 6/18/2009
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thedailybeast.com —
Iran protester Fars news agency / AP Photo
Lipstick Jihad author Azadeh Moaveni says protesters in Tehran...
have a surprising view on Obama's silence: Keep it up. Plus, read more insight on Iran's election from other Daily Beast writers. Even during ...
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Iranians to Obama: Hush
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Ballen Walks Back A Little
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
The man who failed to include critical context in his WaPo op-ed declaring that Ahmadinejad was the people's choice, now qualifies: ...
TWN Guest Blogger "Shane M" in New York Times: Old Polls are Like Week Old Stale Bagels
The Washington Note —
... , and my colleague Patrick Doherty were both involved in supporting a Terror Free Tomorrow/New America Foundation poll of Iranian political views in early May. Shane makes the point that like "stale bagels a week old" the poll results which were then pointing toward Ahmadinejad were pre-debate and simply caught a snap shot in time distant from what happened on 6-12. ...
LIVE STREAM TODAY at 3:30 pm EST: Iran's Election and the Rift Inside the New America Foundation
The Washington Note —
... Clemons -- and Terror Free Tomorrow's Ken Ballen tilts toward Leverett and Doherty.
To discuss the ongoing events in Iran and address these questions, the New America Foundation is hosting an event TODAY from 3:30pm - 5:00 pm.
The complete roster of participants is below:
featured speakers
Ken Ballen
President, Terror Free Tomorrow: The Center for Public Opinion
Author, "Iranians Want More Democracy," CNN, June 16, 2009
Steve Clemons
Director, ...
A Civil Debate in a Divided New America Foundation on Iran's Election w/Leverett, Mousavizadeh, Ballen, Molavi & Clemons
The Washington Note —
Significant differences of opinion today - but a civil discussion nonetheless at this New America Foundation/American Strategy Program forum on the Iran Elections.
Featured speakers were:
Ken Ballen
President, Terror Free Tomorrow: The Center for Public Opinion
Author, "Iranians Want More Democracy," CNN, June 16, 2009
Steve Clemons
Director, American Strategy Program
New America Foundation
Publisher, The Washington Note ...
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