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Obama Spokesman Backpedals On Ahmadinejad 'Elected' Remark

Agence France Presse August 5, 2009.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Wednesday withdrew his remark that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been "elected," saying Iranians still had questions about his disputed victory.

In Iran, Fears That a Prominent Prisoner Detained In Election Upheaval Could Die in Jail

Katie Mattern, IPS News. July 3, 2009.

Sick and disabled, 55-year old Saeed Hajjarian is one of hundreds of reformists arrested for "orchestrating" the post-election violence in Tehran.

Obama 'Appalled' by Iran Repression

Khody Akhavi, Ali Gharib, IPS News. June 24, 2009.

Facing calls to speak out more forcefully on Iran's disputed election results, the U.S. president made his harshest statement yet Tuesday.

Brutal Crackdown in Iran Targeting Key Opposition Figures, Activists, and Journalists

Sara Farhang, IPS News. June 23, 2009.

Ahmadinejad seems determined to round up anyone who could play a key role in rallying public support for opposition demands.

Wearing Green for Iran? What About the People of Iraq and Afghanistan?

Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. June 22, 2009.

Americans express outrage and solidarity on behalf of the people of Iran; meanwhile innocent people die every day with our tax dollars.

Hillary Clinton: Twitter Important for Iranian Free Speech

Agence France Presse June 17, 2009.

The State Department asked Twitter to delay a planned maintenance outage because of its use as a communications tool by Iranians after their disputed election.

Note to Conservatives: Iran Is Not Eastern Europe -- It's Iran

Hilzoy, Washington Monthly AlterNet: World. June 17, 2009.

Conservatives are drawing parallels between Eastern Europe under Soviet occupation, and current events in Iran. The comparison is absurd.

7 Killed as Anti-Ahmadinejad Protests Turn Deadly

Agence France Presse June 15, 2009.

State radio said the killings happened when "thugs" attacked and vandalized government buildings at the end of the rally.

John McCain: 'I Hope That We Will Act' Against Iran

Matthew Duss, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. June 15, 2009.

"It's obvious that this was a rigged election," McCain told a correspondent for Fox & Friends.

How Social Tech Fuels Iran's Election Revolution

Deanna Zandt, DeannaZandt.com AlterNet: World. June 15, 2009.

It's less about celebrity and more about connection, humanity and the ability to inject values into the wider culture in a populist way.