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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:
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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 …
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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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Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
Obama's Conundrum: Shunning Iran's Opposition — The turmoil in Iran since last week's election has confused the foreign policy debate here in the United States in interesting ways. Supporters of President Obama, who until very recently had railed against the Bush administration's …
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.
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Sabina Amidi / Jerusalem Post:
‘Hamas helping Iran crush dissent’ — Palestinian Hamas members are helping the Iranian authorities crush street protests in support of reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, two protesters told The Jerusalem Post On Tuesday. — They made their allegations as rioting …
Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Accuses U.S. of ‘Intolerable’ Meddling — Recount Set as Iran Seethes — A picture posted on Twitter's photo-sharing website TwitPic by the user madyar shows supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi marching on Krimkhan Bridge during a rally in Tehran on Wednesday.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:Iran Watch — Per McLatchy, Iran's senior cleric has called the election a sham:
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 …
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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.
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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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.
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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Manu Raju / The Politico:
Ensign resigns leadership post — Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has resigned as the chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, quitting his leadership post the day after he announced he had an extramarital affair. — “He's accepted responsibility for his actions and apologized …
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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 …
Ali Frick / Think Progress:
Bachmann Boasts About Breaking The Law: I'm Refusing To Fill Out The Census — Next year, the 2010 Census will be sent to every American household, as required by the U.S. Constitution. The far right has issued dire warnings of the Census; on a May 29th episode of Bill Bennett's radio show …
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Ta-Nehisi Coates:
Nathan Bedford Forrest Has Beautiful Eyes — Of the many reckonings that black people of honest political consciousness must endure, the appointment with black slavery is the most agonizing. I don't mean the appointment with the notion of white people as the enslavers of our ancestors …
Sandra Tsing Loh / The Atlantic Online:
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off — SADLY, AND TO my horror, I am divorcing. This was a 20-year partnership. My husband is a good man, though he did travel 20 weeks a year for work. I am a 47-year-old woman whose commitment to monogamy, at the very end, came unglued. This turn of events was a surprise.
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.
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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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.
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