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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Iran's senior ayatollah slams election, confirming split — Mousavi supporters streaming down Vali Asr Street in Tehran Tuesday. — TEHRAN, Iran — Supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his main rival in the disputed presidential election, Mir Hossein Mousavi …
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Nazila Fathi / New York Times:
Bracing for New Protests, Iran Issues Media Warning — TEHRAN — Tehran braced for a possible third day of defiance by opposition supporters on Wednesday after Iran's leaders failed to halt huge demonstrations against last week's disputed election results. — Placed on the defensive …
ABC News:
Extraordinary scenes: Robert Fisk in Iran — The long-standing Middle East correspondent for The Independent, Robert Fisk, is defying the government crackdown on foreign media reporting in Iran. — As he explains, he has been travelling around the streets of Tehran all day and most of the night and things are far from quiet:
Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
We don't have Mousavi supporters, it's now all of Iran... Report on Tuesday's Demonstration for Mousavi in Tehran from an eyewitness. Again, I was sent this by an academic, but will not give the name to avoid any repercussions for the individual. — Today, under slate skies …
BBC:
Fresh rally takes place in Tehran — BBC Persian TV's Saeed Barzin describes the protests in Tehran — Tens of thousands of people have again taken to the streets in Iran's capital Tehran in protest at election results. — It follows a call by presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi for further peaceful demonstrations.
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
W.H.: Fired IG ‘confused, disoriented’ — President Barack Obama removed a government agency's internal watchdog last week and plans to fire him in part because he was “confused” and “disoriented” at a meeting last month, the White House said in a letter to Congress Tuesday night.
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The Politico:
Rural Dems have beef with Obama — Angered by White House decisions on everything from greenhouse gases to car dealerships, congressional Democrats from rural districts are threatening to revolt against parts of President Barack Obama's ambitious first-year agenda.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Fired AmeriCorps IG responds: White House charges are false — Fired AmeriCorps inspector general Gerald Walpin strongly denies the White House's claim that he was “confused, disoriented [and] unable to answer questions” at a May 20, 2009 board meeting of the Corporation for National and Community Service …
Judson Berger / Fox News:Fired IG Calls White House Explanation ‘Baseless,’ Says He's Being Targeted
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:Obama playing hardball on Walpin as key Dem calls foul
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Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Dems reel on healthcare — Congressional Democrats and the White House are scrambling to regain their footing after a series of setbacks has stalled political momentum to reform the nation's healthcare system. — Despite having a popular president in the White House and comfortable majorities in Congress …
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
Dem, GOP centrists meet in secret — Centrist House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are working together privately on healthcare reform. — The talks have been so secretive and politically sensitive that some members interviewed by The Hill refused to name other legislators involved in the bipartisan effort.
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CNN:
Letterman protest draws more media than activists — NEW YORK (CNN) — A protest rally against David Letterman over a failed joke about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her daughter attracted more members of the media than protesters Tuesday afternoon. — A crowd of 15 protesters upset …
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Michelle Malkin:
The Ensign affair vs. the Conyers case — Ugh. What a wretched dog. GOP Sen. John Ensign of Nevada cheated on his beautiful wife — the mother of his three children — with a campaign aide who was married to one of his Senate staffers. He rode his high horse as a guardian of marriage and Promise Keepers.
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Alec MacGillis / Washington Post:
Out of Washington, Edwards Finds Worries Remain — John Edwards says he has few illusions. He knows the picture many Americans hold of him is not a pretty one. He also knows that even before he was engulfed in tabloid scandal, his electoral appeal had limits.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
U.S. to Extend Its Job Benefits to Gay Partners — President Obama will sign a presidential memorandum on Wednesday to extend benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, administration officials said Tuesday evening, but he will stop short of pledging full health insurance coverage.
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Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
I'm pretty sure this is why Juan Williams isn't allowed to associate himself with NPR when he appears on The O'Reilly Factor — If folks didn't see this clip from Monday night, it's a beaut. Not only does the reliable O'Reilly backstop Juan Williams eagerly assure the host that he was right …
Washington Post:
Obama Blueprint Deepens Federal Role in Markets — Plan to Overhaul Financial Regulation Focuses on Consumer Protection, Risk — The Obama administration last night detailed a series of proposals to involve the government more deeply in private markets, from helping to steer borrowers …
CNN:
Iran's soccer team wears symbolic green bands — TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Members of Iran's national soccer team wore green arm and wrist bands Wednesday during their World Cup qualifying match against South Korea. — The team does not normally wear green bands.
Your View / Harry's Place:
Ahmadinejad's Millions of Photoshopped Supporters — With the world press confined to quarters, and only the Islamic Republic's propaganda station, Press TV reporting on what is happening, it is difficult to get a clear picture of whether there is any real support for the regime and Ahmedinejad's candidacy.
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New York Times:
With a Hint to Twitter, Washington Taps Into a Potent New Force in Diplomacy — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it has tried to avoid words or deeds that could be portrayed as American meddling in Iran's presidential election and its tumultuous aftermath.
Megan McArdle:
The Politics of Controlled Crisis — Longtime AI commenter John Thacker, at Marginal Revolution: … I have asked this question a number of times, less pithily. Few wonks are even willing to acknowledge that expanding a program does not usually make it then easier to reform.
Lisa Girion / Los Angeles Times:
Health insurers refuse to limit rescission of coverage — Workers received high marks on performance reviews after policies were rescinded, documents show. The health insurer denies the practice is a factor in evaluations. — Blue Cross of California encouraged employees through performance evaluations …
Pete Kotz / Nashville Scene:
Please Don't Fire Sherri Goforth; She's Just Pus on a Festering Wound — It is easy, maybe proper, to call for the firing of Sherri Goforth after she sent a racist email from the office of Senator Diane Black. Yes, it's hard to see your good tax money supporting a half-wit bigot. But please don't fire her.
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New York Times:
E-Mail Surveillance Renews Concerns in Congress — WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency is facing renewed scrutiny over the extent of its domestic surveillance program, with critics in Congress saying its recent intercepts of the private telephone calls and e-mail messages of Americans …
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