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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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niacblog.wordpress.com - 6/22/2009

Iran Updates – June 22

— niacblog.wordpress.com — 12:55 pm: Could Rezai split the IRGC? From a well-regarded Iran expert and former professor of mine:... I would like to raise the factor of Mohsen Rezai. Even though he did not have a real chance as a presidential candidate but I think he has been ... (more) Iran Updates – June 22

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corner.nationalreview.com - 6/23/2009

We Meant To Do That

— corner.nationalreview.com — I had thought about writing a column about Chuck Todd's comment on Meet the Press last Sunday.... He reported that Obama officials are "frustrated that they're not getting credit for what's going on in Iran....they think that Cairo speech did help ... (more) We Meant To Do That

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Poll: Plurality says Obama's response on Iran about right
News — ... A plurality of respondents believe President Obama's response to the election in Iran and the ensuing protests is "about right," according to a new survey. The Rasmussen Reports survey , released Friday, found that 43 percent approve of Obama's response. On the other hand, 35 percent say his response is "not aggressive enough." The survey comes as the House on Friday ...

Poll: Majority of U.S. thinks Twitter positive in Iran
News — ... presidential election, according to a new poll. 51 percent of Americans said that the microblogging website has been a positive force for the people of Iran in a Rasmussen poll released Friday. Iranians have used Twitter, a social media site, to interact and report on the crackdowns by the ruling regime in Iran since many official media sources were expelled from the country. 11 percent of Americans said they thought Twitter was a negative force for Iran, while 38 percent were unsure. The poll , conducted June 17-18, has a three percent margin of error. Cross-posted to the ...

No Reason For Tough Talk
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Larison summarizes the key finding from a poll conducted last week: Just 35% believe Obama has not been aggressive enough in his support; 43% believe the level of support has been “about right” and 9% (including 15% of Republicans) think he has been “too aggressive. ...

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Weekly Standard Blog — ... to a poll on U.S. public opinion, which finds that 43 percent of Americans believe that the level of support President Obama has provided for Iranian demonstrators has been “about right,” while 35 percent believe he has not been aggressive enough. Sullivan claims that this poll demonstrates there’s “no reason for tough talk.” Putting aside the fact that an eight point spread isn’t actually that dramatic -- and that the poll was presumably conducted before the IRGC and Basij began murdering people in cold blood on YouTube -- does Sullivan really think that the ...