1.0 link 223652 <![CDATA[Independence Day Politiku: Where is My/Their Vote?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susanna-speier/independence-day-politiku_b_223652.html The protests following Iran's contested election continue as Americans prepare to celebrate the two-hundred-thirty-third anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Difficult as it is to pinpoint a correlation, it would be even more difficult to avoid the fact that Iranian protesters are now struggling to obtain the fundamental principles of governance that we obtained two-hundred-thirty-three years ago. Lest the event become the stuff of syndicated History Channel documentaries, we set aside this day to honor the event with...

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