Iran Elections

Iran Twitter: Why The Movement Adopted This Medium

TIME | Lev Grossman Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2009 | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

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The U.S. State Department doesn't usually take an interest in the maintenance schedules of dot-com startups. But over the weekend officials there reac...

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Nico Pitney Discusses Covering The Iranian Election With Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 07.17.2009 | Media

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Nico Pitney, the National editor of HuffPost, has been covering the Iranian presidential election and the subsequent turmoil on his live-blog. He was ...

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Iran Uprising: Historic Parallels To Today's Protests

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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The massive socio-political movement in Iran, following the highly controversial announcement Saturday declaring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the victor of tha...

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This Revolution Will be televised

Kelley Bell-Wenzlaff | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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The gatekeepers choose what goes into print and what appears on television, spinning it either right or left, based on the beliefs of editorial boards and people in power.

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CNBC's Erin Burnett Compares EFCA to Ahmadinejad

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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Burnett compared the lack of a "secret ballot" in Iran to the Employee Free Choice Act, which would allow unions to form via signed cards. Yes, on CNBC, "card check" equals creeping Ahmadinejadism.

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State Dept. Spoke To Twitter About Keeping Iran Online

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The State Department this week asked Twitter to postpone a scheduled maintenance shutdown of its service to keep information flowin...

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Pat Buchanan Praises Obama's Iran Approach

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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Conservative commenter Pat Buchanan rarely has kind things to say about Barack Obama. But on the issue of the Iranian election, Buchanan has emerged a...

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Revolution? No. Regime Change? Maybe

Olivia Sterns | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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It's difficult to draw any conclusions from the rapidly unfolding election crisis in Tehran. Not even the regime has any idea what is going to happen, but perhaps that's the most important point.

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Struggle Within Iranian Elite

The Real News | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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Pepe Escobar: Two camps locked in fierce struggle, as Revolutionary Guard stages an election "coup." "What happened in Iran was basically a militar...

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Jon Stewart On Iranian Elections: Ahmadinejad Is Bats**t Insane (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 07.17.2009 | Comedy

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Jon Stewart devoted three segments to the Iranian elections and ensuing protests last night. The first had Stewart explaining the context of the story...

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Arab Pro-Democracy Movements Should Support Iran's New Revolutionaries

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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While Iranians may look to the West for help, it is their immediate neighbors which should support their struggle.

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Iran Election Fraud Questions Focus On Speed Of The Count

AP | JASON KEYSER | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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CAIRO — How do you count almost 40 million handwritten paper ballots in a matter of hours and declare a winner? That's a key question in Iran's ...

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Bill Kristol Says It Would Be A 'Mistake' To Hope Obama Fails On Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media

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As the streets of Tehran continue to roil in the wake of a disputed election, Bill Kristol is urging his own ideological brethren to follow a cautious path where criticizing President Obama is concerned.

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George H.W. Bush Questions Iran Election Results

The Washington Times | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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The 41st president said Monday that the official results of Iran's election claiming a landslide victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were fishy....

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Fareed Zakaria GPS Redeems CNN's Iran Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media

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A couple of years ago, I was at a party, locked deep in conversation with a former producer at CNN. And I recall that one of the things we had talked...

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Post-Election Iran: What America Must Do Now

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.15.2009 | World

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The Iranian Republic requires American antagonism to uphold its regional influence and its stranglehold on the Iranian people - the United States should deprive it of this gift.

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Ahmadinejad Holds Victory Rally

BBC NEWS | Posted 07.15.2009 | World

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Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have gathered in Tehran to celebrate his re-election, after a vote his critics say was fixed....

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Romney On Iran's Elections: Obama's Apology Tour Isn't Working (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.15.2009 | Politics

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Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said on Sunday that the Obama administration's approach to Iran was "entirely wrong-headed" and made the cas...

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Iranian Elections Were Obviously Rigged

Cenk Uygur | Posted 07.14.2009 | World

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Mousavi was leading 54-39 in the one poll before the election. Heavy voter turnout favored him. And instead he loses 63% to 34%. That's an absolute joke.

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Iran Election Results: Ahmadinejad Declared Winner

AP | ANNA JOHNSON and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.14.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police in the heart of Iran's capital Saturday, pelting them with rocks and setting...

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Iran Election: Chavez Wishes Ahmadinejad Good Luck

YNet | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Venezuela's socialist leader wished his hardline Iranian counterpart good luck in his re-election bid in Iran's presidential ballot Friday....

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Key Events In Iran Since Islamic Revolution

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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A look at important dates in Iranian international and domestic affairs since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. ___...

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Iran Election Puts Women's Rights In Focus: Gallup

Gallup | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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The attention women's rights have received during Iran's presidential campaign has galvanized the country's electorate ahead of this Friday's election...

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Iran Election 2009 Will Be A Disappointment: CBS

CBS | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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What a spectacle this election is. It has galvanized young people and polarized the country. ...

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Iran Election Could Make History: Zakaria

CNN | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Voters turned out in heavy numbers Friday in Iran's election. Some lined up before polls opened, and others waited more than three hours under the hot...

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