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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock to the Streets — TEHRAN — The Iranian police commander, in green uniform, walked up Komak Hospital Alley with arms raised and his small unit at his side. “I swear to God,” he shouted at the protesters facing him, “I have children, I have a wife, I don't want to beat people.
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WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
Statement from the President on Iran — The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people.
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Top of the Ticket, Wizbang, American Power, FP Passport, Taylor Marsh, Raw Story, Flopping Aces, The Political Carnival, QandO and The Reaction
Naj / neo-resistance:
My translation of Mousavi's latest statement (persian text posted before) — In the name of God, the kind and the merciful — Indeed god demands you to safe keep what people entrust in you, and to rule them with justice. [this a verse of Koran] — Respectable and intelligent people of Iran,
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Mousavi's Latest Statement: “I Followed Them” — “In the name of God, the kind and the merciful — Indeed god demands you to safe keep what people entrust in you, and to rule them with justice. [this a verse of Koran] — Respectable and intelligent people of Iran, These nights and days …
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ATTACKERMAN
Mark Steyn / National Review:
Steyn: Neutrality Isnt an Option — The polite explanation for Barack Obama's diffidence on Iran is that he doesn't want to give the mullahs the excuse to say the Great Satan is meddling in Tehran's affairs. So the president's official position is that he's modestly encouraged …
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Pundit & Pundette
James P. Pinkerton / Fox News:Under Pressure, Obama Calls on Iran to End Violence, ‘Unjust’ Actions
New York Times:
Times Reporter Escapes Taliban After 7 Months — David Rohde, a New York Times reporter who was kidnapped by the Taliban, escaped Friday night and made his way to freedom after more than seven months of captivity in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Keith B. Richburg / Washington Post:U.S. Journalist Held Captive by Taliban Safely Escapes
Discussion:
At-Largely
New York Times:
In Poll, Wide Support for Government-Run Health — Americans overwhelmingly support substantial changes to the health care system and are strongly behind one of the most contentious proposals Congress is considering, a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
Patterico's Pontifications:
Contrast: Iranian Protestors Shot As Obama Goes for Ice Cream — Here are some Twitter messages I saw today from Change_for_Iran, a pro-Mousavi Iranian student, and Mark Knoller, CBS News White House Correspondent: — Change_for_Iran: — Knoller: — Change_for_Iran: — Knoller:
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Patterico / Hot Air:
Contrast: Iranian Protestors Shot As Obama Goes for Ice Cream — Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand.
Brad DeLong / Grasping Reality with Both Hands:
Morning Daniel Froomkin News Roundup — Hamilton Nolan: … John Harris of The Politico: … Actually, I don't think that last is true. I think John Harris has considerable insight into what prompted the Post to fire him—how could it possibly be otherwise? I would be interested to learn what his insights are.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Tick Tock, Motherf**kers — A reader writes: … From his mouth to Allah's ears. It is too early and things are too confused for me to agree with him right now. But his points are good ones. — (Photo: Iranian police sit on motorcycles as they face protesters during a demonstration in Tehran on June 20, 2009.
Wall Street Journal:
Jobs Had Liver Transplant — Apple Chief on Track to Return to Work at End of June; No. 2 May Expand Role — Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago.
Washington Post:
The Devil Is in the Digits — Since the declaration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide victory in Iran's presidential election, accusations of fraud have swelled. Against expectations from pollsters and pundits alike, Ahmadinejad did surprisingly well in urban areas, including Tehran …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Emotion Trumps Research Every Time — The NY Times editors are so vexed by what they see as the latest blatant injustice from the Roberts Court that they can't be bothered to read the court's opinion or their own coverage of the case (Matt Yglesias keeps them company). Let's cut to the NY Times editors:
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New York Times, Piece of Work In Progress, Left in the West, Comments from Left Field and Salon
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
