Archive for June 23rd, 2009
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Iran under mounting pressure over vote crackdown (AFP)
AFP – Iran faced mounting international pressure after US President Barack Obama raised “significant questions” about the legitimacy of the presidential election and expressed outrage over the crackdown on opposition protesters. -
Iran cracks down as reformists call for mourning (Reuters)
Reuters – A security crackdown appears to have quelled street rallies against Iran’s disputed poll, but the leadership faced a new challenge on Wednesday from calls by reformist clerics for national mourning for dead protesters. -
NYT: New rights for transgender workers
The inclusion of transgender men and women in the discrimination guidelines is seen as a breakthrough by transgender and gay rights advocates.
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New GOP tack: Will Sotomayor uphold Constitution? (AP)
AP – Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a new narrative ahead of Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, questioning her commitment to constitutional guarantees on the right to keep and bear arms and equal treatment under the law regardless of race or gender.
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Obama condemns violence against Iran protesters (AP)
AP – Dramatically hardening the U.S. reaction to Iran’s disputed elections and bloody aftermath, President Barack Obama condemned the violence against protesters Tuesday and lent his strongest support yet to their accusations the hardline victory was a fraud. -
Obama to be honored on bobblehead night
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama is being honored by baseball in one the sport’s classic ways — with a bobblehead night.
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Obama wants to trim complex college aid form (AP)
AP – The Obama administration plans to simplify the federal college aid form, which at 153 questions drives millions of families to give up before they finish it.
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Analysis: Fine line for Obama on Iran (AP)
AP – So much for studied neutrality. Even as he said he wasn’t doing it, President Barack Obama threw his rhetorical might behind the protesters in Iran, a risky move he hopes will force the hardline regime to deal peacefully with its postelection tumult. -
Obama toughens his talk on Iran
President Obama sharpened his language on Iran and stressed the urgency of overhauling the health care system at a news conference Tuesday.
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Borger: Obama tries to reset the table
Even a popular president who still seems to enjoy the general goodwill of the American public can have a bad week.
