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Washington Post:
Polling in Iran Shows Real Support for Ahmadinejad — The election results in Iran may reflect the will of the Iranian people. Many experts are claiming that the margin of victory of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the result of fraud or manipulation, but our nationwide public opinion survey …
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Colin Freeman / Telegraph:
Iran protest cancelled as leaked election results show Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came third — Iran's reformist presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi has called off a major rally to protest last Friday's election results, amid claims police had been cleared to open fire on protesters.
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Gateway Pundit:
OUTRAGE!... CBS: “Meet Iran's George W. Bush” (Ahmadinejad!) ... Update: Bush's Message to the Iranian People — CBS compares Iran's Holocaust denier, womens right's abuser, America-hating radical to George W. Bush. — CBS republishes vile New Republic article— Meet Iran's George W. Bush
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Hot Air, Fausta's Blog, PunditGuy, Wizbang Backup, NewsBusters.org, Macsmind, Moonbattery, Flopping Aces, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Rhetorican
New York Times:
Iran Bans Opposition Rally as Critics Are Detained — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran gave his first post-election news conference in Tehran on Sunday. In a news conference, he called his re-election “real and free.” More Photos > — TEHRAN — The Iranian authorities denied permission Monday …
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Thomas Erdbrink / Washington Post:
Iran Supreme Leader Orders Probe of Election Fraud — Mousavi Asks That Vote Be Nullified; President Calls Demonstrators ‘Weeds’ — Iran's supreme leader on Monday ordered a probe of Friday's presidential election, as protests over alleged voter fraud continued for a third straight day.
Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Terror Free Tomorrow Poll Did not Predict Ahmadinejad Win
Terror Free Tomorrow Poll Did not Predict Ahmadinejad Win
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Matthew Yglesias
Amir Taheri / Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Clarifying Election
Iran's Clarifying Election
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BBC:
Iran protesters defy rally ban
Iran protesters defy rally ban
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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
That Was Then — I thought it would be interesting …
That Was Then — I thought it would be interesting …
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Michael J. Totten:
Insurrection: Day 2 — The great Polish journalist Ryszard …
Insurrection: Day 2 — The great Polish journalist Ryszard …
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Associated Press:
Iran supreme leader orders probe of election
Iran supreme leader orders probe of election
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Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
Obama's Iran Policy to Focus on Human Rights, Not Election
Obama's Iran Policy to Focus on Human Rights, Not Election
New York Times:
Obama Open to Reining in Medical Suits — WASHINGTON — The American Medical Association has long battled Democrats who oppose protecting doctors from malpractice lawsuits. But during a private meeting at the White House last month, association officials said, they found one Democrat willing to entertain the idea: President Obama.
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Washington Post:
Obama Under Pressure to Push Unpopular Tax on Health Benefits — Seeking GOP Votes, Democrats Split Over Plan for New Levy — The White House is caught in a battle within its own party over how to finance a comprehensive overhaul of America's health-care system, as key Democrats advocate …
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Conrad: Votes lacking to pass public-option healthcare — Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said on Sunday that Democrats won't have enough votes to pass a White House-endorsed healthcare reform package that includes a government-run option. — President Obama is not likely to garner the support needed …
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Why is Dennis Ross being ousted as Obama envoy to Iran? — Dennis Ross, who most recently served as a special State Department envoy to Iran, will abruptly be relieved of his duties, sources in Washington told Haaretz. An official announcement is expected in the coming days.
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The Politico:
DC's dreamboats — Washington is a magical place, a place where the onetime victims of boyhood gym-locker entombment can grow up to become the objects of affection, admiration, compulsive fandom, BlogSpot pages and Cafe Press T-shirts. — It is, safe to say, the only place where Ari Fleischer could have a stalker.
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The Swamp
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Mike Allen / Associated Press:
Presented by First Five Years Fund: Obama to make 'irrefutable case …
Presented by First Five Years Fund: Obama to make 'irrefutable case …
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Details Set for Remake of Financial Regulations — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected Wednesday to propose the most sweeping reorganization of financial-market supervision since the 1930s, a revamp that would touch almost every corner of banking from how mortgages are underwritten …
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Washington Post:
The Case for Financial Regulatory Reform — Over the past two years, we have faced the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. The financial system failed to perform its function as a reducer and distributor of risk. Instead, it magnified risks, precipitating …
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Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Republicans step up the anti-Obama-speak — Republicans in Washington are offering up some of the strongest language yet in their efforts to distinguish themselves from the 5-month-old Obama administration's economic policies. — In recent weeks, GOP leaders and rank-and-file members …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
White House Rides Herd on Diverse and Zealous Group of Sotomayor Supporters
White House Rides Herd on Diverse and Zealous Group of Sotomayor Supporters
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The Page
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
McConnell puts Sotomayor filibuster on the table
McConnell puts Sotomayor filibuster on the table
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Los Angeles Times
Juan Gonzalez / NY Daily News:
Gonzalez: Hiram heading back to Democrats — State Sen. Hiram Monserrate meets with the Rev. Al Sharpton on Sunday. Monserrate told Juan Gonzalez he will return to the Democrats. — Sen. Hiram Monserrate has switched sides - again. — “I'm coming home,” the Queens Democrat told …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Gerald Walpin speaks: The inside story of the AmeriCorps firing — Dispute that resulted in firing involved stimulus money — The White House's decision to fire AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin came amid politically-charged tensions inside the Corporation for National and Community Service …
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Real-Time Criticism of CNN's Iran Coverage — Cable news normally serves as the front line for breaking news, but the channels largely took the weekend off as Tehran exploded in protests after Iran's presidential election. — The performance of the American cable news, especially CNN …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
CNN producer: Iranian students say they're doomed if Obama accepts the election — Much depends on the meaning of “accepts,” though, doesn't it? I'm sure we'll get some patented Hopenchange drivel tomorrow about “grave concerns,” etc, but if Iran's kids are expecting The One to walk away …
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