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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jasmin Ramsey, PULSE. June 18, 2009.
As the fight over Iran becomes more polarized, images of youth-filled streets in Tehran only tell part of the story.
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.
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.
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.
Matthew Duss, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. June 15, 2009.
"It's obvious that this was a rigged election," McCain told a correspondent for Fox & Friends.
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.