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George Will: Right-Wing Attacks On Obama's Iran Response "Foolish Criticism" (VIDEO)

Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics

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George Will, asked to respond by George Stephanopoulos to Republican criticism of President Obama for not being forceful enough in injecting himself r...

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Netanyahu: I Won't Second-Guess Obama On Iran

AP | Posted 07.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he isn't going to second-guess President Barack Obama's approach on Iran after the T...

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Khamenei's Obsession with the Mahdi

Melody Moezzi | Posted 07.21.2009 | World

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Melody Moezzi

As an Iranian Twelver, I have no doubt that if the Mahdi is among us, he would agree that the so-called Islamic republic has indeed constituted a great disservice to Islam.

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Left, Right & Center: Iran on the Brink? Financial Regulation and Healthcare Snag

Huff Radio | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home

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Massive post election protests in Iran this week are being capped by threats of an iron fist if they continue; what should Obama do, as the House pushes a resolution in support of the protesters?

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Obama Has It Right on Iran -- and the Right Doesn't

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Obama's statement warning the Iranian leadership that the "world is watching" hit the appropriate note. Not intervening. But watching.

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Obama's Iran Silence Endorses Ahmadinejad Tactics: Paul Wolfowitz

washingtonpost.com | Paul Wolfowitz | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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President Obama's first response to the protests in Iran was silence, followed by a cautious, almost neutral stance designed to avoid "meddling" in Ir...

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Kissinger: Obama Is Handling The Situation In Iran Well

Think Progress | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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In an interview with CNN yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) criticized President Obama's approach to the turmoil in Iran, saying that he shouldn't be ...

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Laura Dean

Bush CIA Honcho: Military Option Should Be Off The Table With Iran

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Dean | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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As the fifth consecutive day of protests in Iran drew to a close, one of the chief members of President Bush's intelligence apparatus warned that the ...

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Dean, Kerry Back Obama On Iran Protests

AP | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean gave the Obama administration high marks Thursday for its arms-length response to the ...

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Shirin Ebadi for President

Melody Moezzi | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

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Melody Moezzi

It took Ayatullah Khomeini to lead us away from imperialist rule and toward bona fide independence, and it will take an equally charismatic and rousing figure to lead us toward secular democracy.

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Obama: No Realist He

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

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Our president, as chief global advocate of free and open societies, cannot sit on the sidelines as people attempt to throw off the shackles of old and anti-democratic regimes.

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The New Iranian Political Party

Melody Moezzi | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

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Melody Moezzi

As members of Iran's baby-boomer generation such as myself start entering our 30s, we are sending a message to our leaders: we've grown up, we're sick of your empty promises, and we've learned how to mobilize in true Iranian style.

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On Iran, the Power of Obama's Silence

Patrick Disney | Posted 07.15.2009 | World

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Before we Americans come rushing onto the scene with an offer of help for the process of democratization in Iran, we need to be certain that it won't in fact do more harm than good.

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Obama Says Change Is Possible In Iran

AP | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Iran's "robust debate" leading up to Friday's presidential elections is evidence that change is possibl...

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Obama's Doublespeak on Iran

Ismael Hossein-zadeh | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Ismael Hossein-zadeh

In terms of actual policy measures, President Obama and his foreign policy team have not taken any steps to reverse or mitigate the hostile policies their predecessors put into effect against Iran.

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"Obama Effect" On Lebanese Election Touted By Some, Doubted By Others

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

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The results in Lebanon's parliamentary elections Sunday come as somewhat of a surprise to observers and participants alike who expected Hezbollah's Ma...

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Cantor: Obama Mid-East Policy "Dangerous" And "Misguided"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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House Minority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) ripped President Obama's Middle East strategy Tuesday as "dangerous" and "misguided." Cantor hit Obama for m...

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Obama: Iran Nuclear Energy Concerns Legitimate

AP | NANCY ZUCKERBROD | Posted 07.03.2009 | World

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LONDON — President Barack Obama reiterated that Iran may have some right to nuclear energy _ provided it takes steps to prove its aspirations ar...

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Iran Gets July 4 Invite From Obama

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — In a new overture to Iran, the Obama administration has authorized U.S. embassies around the world to invite Iranian ...

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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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Obama Visiting Saudi Arabia June 3

AP | Posted 06.26.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to visit Saudi Arabia next week. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that Obama will meet...

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Why Iranians Want Nukes: Analysis

Foreign Policy | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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In their talks today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama will no doubt have discussed the uncomfortable subject...

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Khamenei: US Promotes Terrorism In Iran

The Daily Star | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

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TEHRAN: Iran's leading authority accused the United States on Tuesday of promoting terrorism in border areas and using arms and money against the Isla...

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Obama Warns Netanyahu: Don't Surprise Me With Iran Strike

Haaretz | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

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U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanding that Israel not surprise the U.S. with an Israeli milita...

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Iran's Iraq Airstrikes Could Complicate US Relations

Wired | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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Iranian aircraft attacked three villages inside Iraq over the weekend. The airstrikes -- Iran's first on Iraqi soil since the U.S. invasion -- could c...

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