newsweek.com - 7/27/2009
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What is happening in Iran? On the surface, the country has returned to normalcy. Demonstrations have become infrequent, and have been quickly dispersed. But underneath the calm, there is intense activity and the beginnings of a political opposition. In the past week, Mir Hossein Mousavi, the ...
msnbc.msn.com - 7/22/2009
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TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stuck by
his controversial appointment for a key top deputy on...
Wednesday in an unusual defiance of Iran's supreme leader, who reportedly ordered the man's removal. His move deepens the dispute among the ...
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Ahmadinejad VP pick causes Iran rift - Iran- msnbc.com
juancole.com - 8/3/2009
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juancole.com —
My interview at Rooz Online on Iran is
now up. The trial of 100 leading protesters against...
the announced outcome of the June 12 presidential elections commenced on Saturday, complete with pitiful coerced recantations. Amazingly, former president ...
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Show Trial of Reformists in Iran
united4iran.org - 7/24/2009
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united4iran.org —
Updates from July 25 events in more than
110 cities around the world available on each city’s...
page . The latest news: گزارش گسترده ترين تظاهرات تاريخی همبستگی ايرانيان در استکهلم همراه با عکس و فيلم دوشنبه 5 مرداد 1388 گزارش گسترده ترين تظاهرات تاريخی ...
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United for Iran — A global day of action in solidarity ...
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Sonia and the 4 Bears
Notes From a Grumpy Old Man —
Paul Krugman Fareed Zakaria Most of today's news is a rehash of what happened during the weekend, so I thought now would be a good time to spread tips to keep the bears from breaking into your house. There were 4 break-ins over the weekend in Boulder, Colorado, and, according to the Denver Post: "In all of the bear break-ins, the animals entered the homes through windows that were left partially open. The bears were able to pull of the window screens and force their way in through the ...
Do Nothing. Yet.
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Fareed Zakaria urges patience on Iran:
What does this turmoil mean for Washington and the world's dealings
with Iran? Obviously it makes negotiating with Tehran close to
impossible right now. Any talks with Ahmadinejad would confer
legitimacy on a regime that has lost it at home. And any gains agreed
to in talks with a regime that is searching tactically for legitimacy
might well prove to be temporary. The best strategy
is to do nothing. Hillary Clinton implied as much when she put off the
question of negotiating with Iran. In fact, the ball is in Tehran's ...
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