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Iranian Election

Get to the Doctor, Dr. Ahmadinejad!

Melody Moezzi | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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Melody Moezzi

I'm the last person to take any mental health issues lightly, but when it comes to racking up crazy points, Dr. Ahmadinejad wins the prize.

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Iran Demands EU Apology Before Possible Nuke Talks

washingtonpost.com | Fredrik Dahl and Parisa Hafezi | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran, stung by European Union criticism of its handling of post-election unrest, on Wednesday accused the 27-nation bloc of meddlin...

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Ahmadinejad Supporters Celebrate As Iran Declares Election Fight Over

AP | WILLIAM J. KOLE | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

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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 in Palestine, Sentenced to Die Alone

Max Blumenthal | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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Max Blumenthal

When the mainstream American press chose to broadcast the Neda video, it highlighted the hypocritical attitude towards Palestinians who resist Israeli occupation on a daily basis, and who often meet the same fate as Neda.

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Iran Crackdown Begins To Damage US-Iran Relations

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The United States has no imminent plans to resume talks with Iran about Iraq, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday, taking a hard l...

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Iran Crackdown Begins To Damage US-Iran Relations

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The United States has no imminent plans to resume talks with Iran about Iraq, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday, taking a hard l...

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Iran: I Was the Guest of the Reformers

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iran Elections, Iranian Election, Iran Election, Iran Protests, World News
Amitai Etzioni

We will find out soon enough whether domestic changes in Iran will significantly change its foreign policy. Do not bet on it.

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Americans Protest In Solidarity With Iranians

The Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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The streets of Iran have been filled with chants since protesters took to the streets two weeks ago in the aftermath of an election with considerable ...

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Guardian Council Declares Vote Valid After Partial Recount

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

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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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Iranian Leaders and the Watching World

Rev. Bekeh Utietiang | Posted 07.28.2009 | World

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Rev. Bekeh Utietiang

Too often, the United Nations does not enforce the rights that have been agreed upon by member nations.

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Hizballah Chalks up Protests in Iran to Western Meddling

Jared Levy | Posted 07.28.2009 | World

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Jared Levy

Hizballah's deputy leader cheapens the words and blood of all the valiant Iranians who have taken to the streets to voice their displeasure with the recent "election."

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Obama, Merkel: We Speak With One Voice Against Iran's "Outrageous" Violence (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama scoffed at the idea that he should apologize to Iran's leaders for criticizing their violent crackdown on demonst...

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Iran's Uprising: Food for Thought

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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Jamal Dajani

Ever since the Iranian revolution stunned the world in 1979, the Arab regimes and their allies in the West have been obsessing over Iran's "exporting of the revolution."

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G8 Attacks Iran Over Postelection Violence

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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TRIESTE, Italy — Group of Eight foreign ministers criticized Iran's postelection violence, and urged its ruling clergy on Friday to ensure the o...

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Obama and Iran, Considered

James Zogby | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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James Zogby

The political leaders and commentators speaking the loudest and urging the most reckless behavior have absolutely no clue what is actually happening in Iran.

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US Hits Back At Ahmadinejad

BBC NEWS | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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The White House has accused Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of seeking to blame the US for unrest following Iran's disputed election....

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Ayatollah Khatami: Iran Protesters Will Be Punished "Without Mercy"

AP | WILLIAM J. KOLE | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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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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Struggle in Iran's Streets Beyond Elections

The Real News | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

Read More: Iranian Workers, Fundamentalist Rights, The Real News, Iranian Election, Ahmadinejad, Iran Protests, World News
The Real News

Iranian trade unionist, Mehdi Kouhestaninejad: "Iranian workers, the same as other Iranians, fought for... fundamental rights that we don't have in Iran at this moment."

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Iranian-American Tells Why He Believes Ahmadinejad Got More Votes (UPDATES)

Diane Tucker | Posted 07.28.2009 | World

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Diane Tucker

I drove over to see my friend Ahmad. I figured he would say he was pro-Mousavi and very eager to see Iran revert back to the modern country it once was. I was wrong on both counts.

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Why China's Leaders Need to Worry About Recent Events in Iran: Twitter Trumps the Great Firewall

Peter Scheer | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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Peter Scheer

Both Iran and China are modernizing autocracies committed by a combination of ideology and fear to maintaining control over their peoples' access to information. Iran's lesson for China's leaders is that the technologies of censorship, despite their increasing sophistication, may not be sufficient to prevent determined citizens from using technologies of communication to organize dissent and political opposition on a mass scale.

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Learning from Iran's Past Revolutions

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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Nathan Gonzalez

If the uprising can grow to include the massive bazaars of Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan and Shiraz, it is hard to imagine how Ayatollah Khamenei would not change his tune, or even be forced to step aside.

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I Just Don't Get It

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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Larry Gellman

It seems pretty clear that Obama is actually insisting that we change the approach that led the economy off a cliff. I just don't get it.

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Obama's July 4 Invites To Iranian Diplomats Rescinded

AP | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has rescinded an offer for Iranian envoys to attend U.S. embassy Fourth of July parties as the violent cra...

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The Iranian Crackdown: Who's Really Afraid of Whom?

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

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Cynthia Boaz

Every time the regime represses, it further undermines its own power while simultaneously helping to recruit new members to the resistance.

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Can Women Change The Course Of History In Iran?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living

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Dr. Judith Rich

Writing my doctoral dissertation on "The Future of Feminism: Where Do We Go From Here?" in 1995, I never imagined the answer to that question would be found in the streets of Tehran.

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