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Iran Election Live-Blogging (Monday June 22)
huffingtonpost.com - 6/23/2009
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Monday June 22)
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This is an archive of my Iran live-blogging from Monday, June 22. For the latest updates, click here . 8:12 PM ET -- Pictures of Neda. The wrong photo and the right one . 8:07 PM ET -- 'Rafsanjani poised to outflank Khamenei.' An analysis by Eurasianet, a project of the George Soros' Open ...
The President's Opening Remarks on Iran, with Persian Translation
whitehouse.gov - 6/23/2009
The President's Opening Remarks on Iran, with Persian Translation
— whitehouse.gov — The President discusses Iran during his opening remarks at the Press Conference today at the White House:... Transcript in English: THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon, everybody. Today, I want to start by addressing three issues, and then ... (more) The President's Opening Remarks on Iran, with Persian ...

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McCain's Iran Neda speech raises domestic political stakes for Obama
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/23/2009
McCain's Iran Neda speech raises domestic political stakes for Obama
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Here are two videos involving the violent events in Iran and the politics they are now forcing... within the United States. The first video is from C-SPAN of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain on the Senate floor today speaking in stronger terms ... (more) McCain's Iran Neda speech raises domestic political ...

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juancole.com - 6/24/2009
Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed in the US?
— juancole.com — President Barack Obama had this to say about the Iran crisis on Tuesday : ' First, I'd... like to say a few words about the situation in Iran. The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, the ... (more) Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed ...

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Shadow of the Hegemon:  Does Rafsanjani Have the Votes?

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Does Rafsanjani Have the Votes?
Shadow of the Hegemon — ... also indicated that Rafsanjani’s lobbying efforts were continuing to bring more clerics over to his side. Rafsanjani’s aim, the website added, is the establishment of a leadership council, comprising of three or more top religious leaders, to replace the institution of supreme leader. Shortly after it posted the report on Rafsanjani’s efforts to establish a new collective leadership, government officials pulled the plug on Rooyeh.Bolding is mine. Another source linked by the Post said that he's already pulled together 40 AoE clerics to have the thing ...

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