Iran jails leading reformer for six years -report
A reformist former government spokesman detained after Iran's disputed election in June has been sentenced to six years in jail, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday.
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Thu Dec 24 03:22:00 PST 2009
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Iran threatens harsh penalties on dating websites
TEHRAN, IRAN: The judiciary commission of the Iranian parliament threatened on Wednesday providers of dating websites in the Islamic state with harsh penalties, Fars news agency reported.
CIOL,
Thu Dec 24 00:51:34 PST 2009
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Iran jails leading reformer for six years -report
By Hashem Kalantari
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News,
Thu Dec 24 03:22:03 PST 2009
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Iran threatens harsh penalties on dating websites
Tehran, Dec 23 : The judiciary commission of the Iranian parliament Wednesday threatened providers of dating websites in the Islamic state with harsh penalties, Fars news agency reported.
New Kerala,
Wed Dec 23 18:18:08 PST 2009
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2009
Political scientist with expertise in national security issues. Currently researching and writing on enhancing the capacity for preventive action within the U.S. government and internationa...
Foreign Relations,
Thu Dec 24 06:37:44 PST 2009
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Turks consider action over memorial
THE Turkish government is considering legal action over a western Sydney council's decision
The Australian,
Mon Dec 21 05:00:00 PST 2009
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Iran threatens harsh penalties against dating website providers
Tehran - The judiciary commission of the Iranian parliament on Wednesday threantended providers of dating websites in the Islamic state with of harsh penalties, Fars news agency reported. T...
EARTHtimes.org,
Wed Dec 23 02:05:30 PST 2009
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Looking back on 2009: Politics, courts dominate headlines in Minn.
MINNEAPOLIS
Albert Lea Tribune,
Fri Dec 25 05:45:48 PST 2009
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2009
Expert on emerging regional and international security challenges. Led the bipartisan Genocide Prevention Task Force's Expert Group on Preventive Diplomacy. Currently focusing on future con...
Foreign Relations,
Thu Dec 24 06:37:33 PST 2009
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Mexico Gay Marriage
By United Press International MEXICO CITY, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Marriage in Mexico City is no longer the union of a man and woman. The city legislature voted Monday to redefine it as the "free ...
UPI,
Tue Dec 22 07:14:08 PST 2009
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Turks angered by Assyrian memorial in Australia
Sydney - Plans by a Sydney council to build a monument to Assyrians slain during and after World War I has prompted the Turkish embassy in Australia to threaten legal action, news reports s...
EARTHtimes.org,
Mon Dec 21 19:19:48 PST 2009
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Top Iran dissident cleric Montazeri dies at 87
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's top dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a fierce critic of the hardline leadership who denounced June's disputed presidential election as fraud...
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Sun Dec 20 05:30:16 PST 2009
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Press Releases: Daily Press Briefing - December 22
Philip J. Crowley Assistant Secretary Daily Press Briefing Washington, DC December 22, 2009 INDEX: DEPARTMENT The U.S. delegation to START negotiations, led by A/S Gottemoeller, has returne...
U.S. Department of State,
Tue Dec 22 16:42:49 PST 2009
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The Law of the Sea Treaty covers a variety of ocean-usage issues such as transit, mining, research, pollution, resource management and sets out guidelines for nations.
Foreign Relations,
Wed Dec 23 06:37:13 PST 2009
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Finance and Banking
The SEC issued the formal release describing rule and form amendments adopted at its open meeting on December 16, 2009 that (a) expand compensation disclosure requirements for operating com...
Mondaq,
Wed Dec 23 07:32:12 PST 2009
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The NYT's view of "journalistic objectivity"
The newspaper accuses Al Jazeera of lacking it for accurately describing what the U.S. did
Salon.com,
Wed Dec 23 05:39:08 PST 2009
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Daily Press Briefing - December 22
MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon. Good afternoon and welcome to the Department of State, and happy December 22nd to all of you.
Scoop.co.nz,
Tue Dec 22 17:36:29 PST 2009
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The Long Road to Zero Overcoming the Obstacles to a Nuclear-Free World
If the Obama administration has any hope of reducing the world's nuclear arsenals, the U.S. government will have to assuage the fears of nonnuclear states, diminish the prestige of nuclear ...
Foreign Relations,
Tue Dec 22 14:52:05 PST 2009
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Iran admits 3 protesters beaten to death
BEIRUT
Pioneer Press,
Sat Dec 19 22:47:22 PST 2009
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Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 31, 2009
FEELING PINK A sad state of affairs: It has come to this! We are so desperate in Maricopa County that we are calling on the president of the United States to step in and
Phoenix New Times,
Tue Dec 22 13:25:44 PST 2009
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