Iranian Election

IRAN VIOLENCE: Protesters Chant "Death To The Dictator, Death To Ahmadinejad"

msn.com | Posted 07.14.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran - Riot police clashed with protesters Saturday after officials said the count in Iran's presidential election pointed to a landslide vict...

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Inside Tehran: Practicing Democracy, Iran Style

Telmah Parsa | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Telmah Parsa

On the eve of Iran's presidential election, the Islamic state shut off the text messaging services of all cell phones. Iran has a far way to go before becoming a true democracy.

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Obama's "New Beginning":
Delivering on the Issue of Settlements

Wael Nawara | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Wael Nawara

Just like Roosevelt's "New Deal" made it to history books, Obama's "New Beginning" is also making a historical ripple effect that has approached Arab and Persian shores.

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Saudi Arabia: A Player in Middle East Elections

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Jamal Dajani

It is a contradiction to mention Saudi Arabia and elections in the same sentence; however, no country in the Middle East, as of late, has been more invested in this democratic process than Saudi Arabia.

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Zahra Rahnavard: Iranians Anoint Their 'Michelle Obama'

Global Post | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

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By Tom Fenton Never underestimate the power of a woman or the influence of the media. In Tehran, the local press has already dubbed Zahra Rahnavard...

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Zahra Rahnavard: Iranian Presidential Race Altered By Mousavi's Wife

Newsweek | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

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The crowd of young Iranians roared their approval as a group of burly men led the speaker to the stage. When the cordon of men opened up, it wasn't on...

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Iranians Set To Vote After Week Of Intense Campaign Activity

AP | NASSER KARIMI | Posted 07.12.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranians have begun voting in a key presidential election pitting hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against a pro-reform challenger ...

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Iranian Election: Massive Campaign Rallies Are Reminiscent Of The Revolution

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

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Shirin Sadeghi

The street gatherings that are taking place in the last days and nights before the Iranian election are reminiscent of the sorts of rallies and demonstrations that were eventually called the Revolution.

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The Obama Effect in Iran and Lebanon - Role Model Instead of Straw Man

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

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Paul Raushenbush

As the Vienna Philharmonic finished its annual outdoor program at the Schonbrunn Castle, the guest conductor Daniel Barenboim exclaimed to the 50,000 ...

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Iran's Liberals "Revitalized," Growing Sense Ahmadinejad Could Lose Election

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 07.08.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — It's just a two-sentence text message bouncing among young Iranian voters. But it carries some big hopes. It begins with a remin...

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Ahmadinejad Blasted By Iran's Supreme Leader For Corruption Claims

guardian.co.uk | Robert Tait | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faced a rare backlash from some of the country's most powerful officials today after a furious television debat...

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Iran Election: What Is At Stake

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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The question weighing on many foreign policymakers' minds for Iran's June 12 presidential election, in which incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will try to...

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Mousavi Vows To Back Women's Rights If Elected In Iran

BBC NEWS | Posted 07.01.2009 | World

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Presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi has vowed to review laws that discriminate against women in Iran if he wins an upcoming election....

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Child Executions Debate Roils Iran's Presidential Vote

Wall Street Journal | FARNAZ FASSIHI | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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TEHRAN, Iran -- The day before two of his young clients were to be hanged, lawyer Mohamad Mostafaei went to a Justice Ministry office here to request ...

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Mohsen Rezaei Seeks Path For US Talks If Wins Iranian Election

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — The only conservative challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's elections proposed on Wednesday a step-by-step approa...

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Iran Election: Ahmadinejad Accused Of Trying To Buy Votes

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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TEHRAN, Iran — Opponents of Iran's hard-line president have accused him of trying to buy votes before the June presidential election by handing ...

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Saberi's Release: Due Process or Political Games?

Eyck Freymann | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

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Eyck Freymann

Saberi's arrest on ridiculous charges, and subsequent release in a show of judicial fairness, is Ahmadinejad's way of showing the world he can manipulate his country's judicial system.

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