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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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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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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.
Discussion:
Top of the Ticket, American Power, FP Passport, Taylor Marsh, Flopping Aces, Raw Story, The Political Carnival, Gateway Pundit, The Reaction and CBS News
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Chaos in Iran: I'm ready for martyrdom, says Mousavi; Videos: Woman murdered in cold blood; Update: Obama calls on regime to end violence; Update: Obama goes out for ice cream; Rumor: 150 dead? Report: Mousavi's office sends letter to Obama? — Today is widely considered the crucial …
Steve Clemons / The Huffington Post:
Biden-Obama Axis Shifts Biden's Way on Iran — It's a good thing when a president and vice president have constructive, creative tension in their relationship and don't see eye to eye on everything. Joe Biden has seen his role in the Obama administration as “adviser-in-chief” …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging Day 8 — [Note: words in green are tweets from Iran. Words in black are mine in the US. The tweets should be taken provisionally until confirmed. - Andrew.] — (AFP/Getty.) — 5.01 pm. We're done live-blogging for the day. I'd like to pay a little homage to my two under-bloggers, Chris and Patrick.
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
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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 / 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.
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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.
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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Reuters:
Suicide bomber attacks Khomeini shrine in Iran — TEHRAN (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at the mausoleum of the father of Iran's revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, state media said Saturday, in an attack coinciding with more unrest over a disputed presidential vote.
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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:
Discussion:
Piece of Work In Progress, Salon, Left in the West, Comments from Left Field and Matthew Yglesias
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 …
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