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Washington Post:
Iranian Government Media Declares Mousavi a ‘Criminal’ — Iranian government media Sunday launched a campaign against Mir Hussein Mousavi and his supporters, calling the leader of the protests over Iran's disputed election a “criminal” and comparing demonstrators to members of a hated terrorist group.
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Reporters Without Borders:
Repression stepped up yet again as Iran becomes world's biggest prison for journalists — The Islamic Republic of Iran now ranks alongside China as the world's biggest prison for journalists. The crackdown has been intensified yet again following Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's endorsement …
New York Times:
Relatives of Former Iranian President Are Arrested — Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, attended a rally for Mir Hussein Moussavi. Iranian state television reported on Sunday that Ms. Hashemi and four other members of the family had been arrested.
Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Daughter of Rafsanjani Arrested; Death Toll for Saturday at Least 10 …
Daughter of Rafsanjani Arrested; Death Toll for Saturday at Least 10 …
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CNN:
Zakaria: ‘Fatal wound’ inflicted on Iranian regime's ideology
Zakaria: ‘Fatal wound’ inflicted on Iranian regime's ideology
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Robin Wright / Time:
In Iran, One Woman's Death May Have Many Consequences — A video posted on YouTube shows men trying to help a woman after she was allegedly shot in the chest in Tehran on June 20 — Iran's revolution has now run through a full cycle. A gruesomely captivating video of a young woman …
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On Deadline, Los Angeles Times, DownWithTyranny!, Daniel W. Drezner and Associated Press
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Glenn W. Smith / Firedoglake:
Slavery and the Health Care Crisis — The gravity of America's health care crisis is the moral equivalent of the 19th Century's bloody conflict over slavery. This is not hyperbole, though the truth of it is often lost in abstract talk of insurance company profits, treatment costs, and other cold, inhuman analyses.
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Derrick Henry / New York Times:
Panel Might Revise Health-Care Bill — Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said on Sunday that the panel would consider revisiting its version of health-care legislation to gain more support. — An overhaul of the nation's health-care system …
Lisa Derrick / La Figa:
Tehran Protests: Her Name Was Neda (Warning: Graphic Video) — The global community has been galvanized by the tweets, Facebook logins, cellphone pictures and reports from Iran. Now comes this video of a young a woman shot in Tehran by Basiji police force, which I came across after seeing …
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Alexandra Zavis / Babylon & Beyond:
IRAN: Footage of woman apparently shot in Tehran galvanizes opposition
IRAN: Footage of woman apparently shot in Tehran galvanizes opposition
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Ben Armbruster / Think Progress:
Will calls right-wing attacks on Obama's Iran response ‘foolish criticism.’ — Since turmoil broke out in Iran over the country's disputed elections last week, conservatives have been forcefully criticizing President Obama for not doing enough to intervene on the side of those protesting.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
IT'S NOT EXACTLY LEFT VS RIGHT.... On ABC's “This Week” earlier, George Will, hardly a liberal ally of the president, noted that he's heard the criticism of the Obama administration's tactics regarding Iran, and he finds it unpersuasive. … Ben Armbruster noted that Peggy Noonan …
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
The Iranian Revolt — John O'Sullivan wrote me this note today. Dear Rich, Thanks for your note. I am happy to give you my judgment on the Iranian revolt. In brief, it's one of the most important movements of our time. It radically undermines both the realist argument that Muslims …
Phillip Inman / Guardian:
Goldman to make record bonus payout — Surviving banks accused of undermining stability — Staff at Goldman Sachs staff can look forward to the biggest bonus payouts in the firm's 140-year history after a spectacular first half of the year, sparking concern that the big investment banks …
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Crooks and Liars, Firedoglake, DownWithTyranny!, The Confluence and skippy the bush kangaroo
Iranian Presidential Elections:
Mousavi's statement number 5 to Iranian people — In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful — God commands you to return what you've been entrusted with to its owners, and to judge in justice when you judge among the people. [Koranic quote] — Honorable and intelligent people of Iran,
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Guardian Council: Over 100% voted in 50 cities — Iran's Guardian Council has admitted that the number of votes collected in 50 cities surpass the number of those eligible to cast ballot in those areas. — The council's Spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei, who was speaking on the Islamic Republic …