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Iran Uprising: Is Mousavi Becoming Irrelevant?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stuart Whatley

Who is running the show? Is Mousavi really guiding the movement on the streets, or is the street guiding Mousavi?

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Growing Up in Iran and Watching the Election From the U.S.

Sara Dehghan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sara Dehghan

As an Iranian-American journalist, I think foreign media is being a little naive in covering the election's aftermath.

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Ahmadinejad Supporters Celebrate As Iran Declares Election Fight Over

AP | WILLIAM J. KOLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay...

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Neda Agha Soltan Death: Ahmadinejad Orders Investigation Into Killing

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay...

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Guardian Council Rules Out Vote Annulment In Iran

AP | WILLIAM J. KOLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — Overwhelmed by police and left with limited alternatives, Iranian demonstrators resorted Tuesday to more subtle ways of challenging the ...

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Iran's Martin Luther Moment -- The Problem of Fixing Elections

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael B. Laskoff

The political evolution of Martin Luther is relevant to what's going on in Iran. Like Luther, Mousavi has become much reform-minded so as to distinguish himself from the incumbent administration.

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Hello, Iran

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

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Giles Slade

Injustice and arrogance are powerful catalysts, aren't they?

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Guardian Council Agrees To Conduct Limited Recount In Iran's Disputed Vote

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and JASON KEYSER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of Iranians swarmed the streets of Tehran on Tuesday in rival demonstrations over the country's disputed presidential e...

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Iran's First Female President: Not Gonna Happen

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

In a society where about 70% of the university population is female, the election vetting process is a sad comment on the true condition of Iran's girls and women: second-class citizens.

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1000 Iranian Bloggers Back Reformist Mousavi For President

Global Voices | Posted 05.25.2011

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Supporters of two leading reformist presidential candidates, former prime minister Mir Hussein Mousavi and former parliament speaker, Mehdi Karroubi a...

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Iran Election: Ahmadinejad Set To Win Despite Tumultuous Times

EurasiaNet | Posted 05.25.2011

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By any measure, March has been a horrendous month for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, one that has seen him suffer a humiliating political defe...

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