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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Iranian</title>
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		<title>168 reportedly killed when Iranian plane headed to Armenia crashes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed a quarter-hour after takeoff Wednesday, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shattering to pieces. State television said all on board were killed.

The impact gouged a deep trench in the dirt field, which was shown littered with smoking wreckage in footage shown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State TV: 168 killed when Iranian plane headed to Armenia crashes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — State TV says 168 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed Wednesday in northwest Iran.

Iranian Civil Aviation Organization spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh had told state television that 153 passengers and 15 crewmembers were on the Russian-made Caspian Airlines jet that had been headed from Tehran to the Armenian capital yerevan.
Footage from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freed journalist describes Iran jail, blindfolding, frequent interrogations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/freed-journalist-describes-iran-jail-blindfolding-frequent-interrogations-106002/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Gatopoulos</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATHENS, Greece — A British-Greek journalist released from jail in Iran said Friday that he had been blindfolded, held in solitary confinement and subjected to frequent interrogations.

Iason Athanasiadis said the corridors of Tehran&#8217;s main Evin prison had been filled with demonstrators arrested during massive rallies that followed Iran&#8217;s disputed June 12 presidential election.
He said he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biden says US will not stand in Israel&#8217;s way in how best to counter nuclear threat from Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden seemed to give Israel a green light for military action to eliminate Iran&#8217;s nuclear threat, saying the U.S. &#8220;cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot do.&#8221;

Israel considers Iran its most dangerous adversary and is wary of hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who just won a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 out of 10 people globally think Obama is most trusted world leader: Poll</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A remarkable 61 percent of people from across the world think that US President Barack Obama is the most trustworthy leader in the world, a survey conducted across 20 nations has found.

The latest poll of WorldPublicOpinion.org reveals immense confidence in the current American President as against that of his predecessor George W Bush, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s supreme ruler calls for national unity after bitter election dispute</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-supreme-ruler-calls-for-national-unity-after-bitter-election-dispute-93985/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Iran&#8217;s supreme ruler has called for national unity and urged both sides in a bitter election dispute &#8220;not to stoke the emotions of the young.&#8221;

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei&#8217;s appeal was broadcast Sunday on state TV.
Khamenei has rejected demands by opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi to hold a revote. Mousavi says he is the rightful winner, not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: 8 local employees working for British Embassy in Tehran detained</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/reports-8-local-employees-working-for-british-embassy-in-tehran-detained-93929/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Iranian media reported Sunday that authorities have detained eight local employees of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Department says no Iranian diplomats have accepted overseas 4th of July invitations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-department-says-no-iranian-diplomats-have-accepted-overseas-4th-of-july-invitations-91051/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The State Department says no Iranian diplomat has accepted an invitation from U.S. diplomatic posts abroad to attend embassy Fourth of July parties.

Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had authorized U.S. envoys abroad some weeks ago to invite Iranian diplomats to attend the annual celebration. Her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Witnesses: protesters, riot police clash in streets around Iran&#8217;s parliament</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/witnesses-protesters-riot-police-clash-in-streets-around-irans-parliament-90960/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Weissenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Riot police in Iran&#8217;s capital fired tear gas and bullets in the air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition leader&#8217;s wife compares Iran to martial law; new protest planned outside parliament</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/opposition-leaders-wife-compares-iran-to-martial-law-new-protest-planned-outside-parliament-90775/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Weissenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Iran&#8217;s supreme leader said Wednesday that the government would not yield to demonstrators who want a disputed presidential election annulled, effectively closing the door to compromise with the opposition.

The wife of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was defiant, saying protesters refused to buckle under a situation she compared to martial law. Mousavi&#8217;s official [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition leader&#8217;s wife says Iran under &#8216;martial law;&#8217; new protest planned outside parliament</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Weissenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Iran&#8217;s supreme leader said Wednesday that the government would not yield to demonstrators demanding the annulment of a disputed presidential election. The wife of the opposition leader said protesters would not buckle under a situation she compared to martial law.

Reformist leader Mir Hossein Mousavi&#8217;s official Web site said a protest was planned outside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama talks tougher on Iran, says US &#8216;appalled and outraged&#8217; at violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-talks-tougher-on-iran-says-us-appalled-and-outraged-at-violence-90105/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Dramatically hardening the U.S. reaction to Iran&#8217;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, who has been accused by some Republicans of being too timid in his response to events in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama &#8216;outraged&#8217; by Iran&#8217;s violent crackdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-outraged-by-irans-violent-crackdown-90061/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday strongly rejected Iranian accusations of interfering in the election crisis and in some of his toughest language yet said he was &#8220;appalled and outraged&#8221; by the violent crackdown on protestors.

Obama dismissed as &#8220;patently false and absurd&#8221; Iranian suggestions that his administration was behind the protests, accusing Iranian officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s &#8216;accidental&#8217; opposition leader mixes messages while backers seek clear path</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-accidental-opposition-leader-mixes-messages-while-backers-seek-clear-path-90048/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-accidental-opposition-leader-mixes-messages-while-backers-seek-clear-path-90048/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Mir Hossein Mousavi is still nominally the guiding force of the fury over Iran&#8217;s disputed election. But there are ample signs his rebel stature is being eroded by his hesitation to shift from campaigner to street agitator as his supporters challenge security forces.

The questions over Mousavi&#8217;s standing are part of a larger debate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FACT CHECK: Obama offers escalating words of concern about the suppression of protests in Iran</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fact-check-obama-offers-escalating-words-of-concern-about-the-suppression-of-protests-in-iran-89967/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama described himself on Tuesday as being &#8220;entirely consistent&#8221; in his expressions of concern about the disputed Iranian election and the government crackdown that followed street protests. But his language clearly has gotten tougher since his first statement that the suppression of dissent was &#8220;of concern to me.&#8221;

In Tuesday&#8217;s news conference, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Obama seeks to avoid being seen as Iranian foil or silent accomplice</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-obama-seeks-to-avoid-being-seen-as-iranian-foil-or-silent-accomplice-89946/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Fournier</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — So much for studied neutrality. Even as he said he wasn&#8217;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.

He also tried Tuesday to inoculate himself against political attack, accusing critics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama toughens talk on Iran, says US, world &#8216;appalled and outraged&#8217; by post-election violence</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-toughens-talk-on-iran-says-us-world-appalled-and-outraged-by-post-election-violence-89910/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world &#8220;appalled and outraged&#8221; by Iran&#8217;s violent efforts to crush dissent and for the first time expressed significant doubt about the legitimacy of the national election at the root of the upheaval.

The president suggested that Iran would face consequences for brutally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama questions the legitimacy of the outcome of Iran&#8217;s disputed presidential election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-questions-the-legitimacy-of-the-outcome-of-irans-disputed-presidential-election-89892/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is questioning the legitimacy of the disputed Iranian election that has triggered days of street protests.

In a White House news conference Tuesday, he said it is impossible to know what happened at polling places during the June 12 election because there were no international monitors in place.
But he added that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran expels 2 British diplomats, regime stiffens stance against opposition protesters</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-expels-2-british-diplomats-regime-stiffens-stance-against-opposition-protesters-89885/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Iran expelled two British diplomats Tuesday after bitterly accusing Britain of meddling and spying. The government also dealt a fresh blow to the opposition by making clear it will not hold a new vote despite charges of fraud.

State TV said hard-line students protested outside the British Embassy in Tehran, where they burned U.S., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: World is &#8216;appalled and outraged&#8217; by violence in Iran</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-world-is-appalled-and-outraged-by-violence-in-iran-89870/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-world-is-appalled-and-outraged-by-violence-in-iran-89870/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Loven</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared the United States and the entire world &#8220;appalled and outraged&#8221; by Iran&#8217;s violent efforts to crush dissent, a clear toughening of his rhetoric as Republican critics at home pound him for being too passive.

Obama condemned the &#8220;threats, beatings and imprisonments of the last few days. &#8220;
&#8220;I strongly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama expressing outrage at Iranian government&#8217;s crackdown against street protesters</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-expressing-outrage-at-iranian-governments-crackdown-against-street-protesters-89869/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expressing outrage at the violent crackdown by the Iranian government against protesters of the disputed presidential election.

In a statement at the White House, Obama said the United States joins the international community in condemning what he called the threats, beatings and imprisonments of the last few days.
His language was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Europe, trade ties may trump outrage over Iran post-election violence, crackdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-europe-trade-ties-may-trump-outrage-over-iran-post-election-violence-crackdown-89862/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Moore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT — Iran is big business for Europe, whose companies sell it everything from rail equipment to turbines and even cell phone technology that has been used to block communications between protesters seeking to overturn disputed election results.

But while European governments have expressed outrage over Tehran&#8217;s bloody crackdown on the demonstrations, lucrative business interests will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran says it expelled 2 British diplomats for &#8216;unconventional behavior&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-says-it-expelled-2-british-diplomats-for-unconventional-behavior-89839/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Laub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Iran says it has expelled two British diplomats for what it called &#8220;unconventional behavior.&#8221;

The confirmation came after Britain announced it sent two Iranian diplomats home in response to Iran&#8217;s expulsions.
Iran&#8217;s official news agency, IRNA, is quoting Foreign Ministry spokesman Hasan Qashqavi as saying the diplomats were expelled on Tuesday. Qashqavi did not give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s &#8216;Joan of Arc&#8217; predicted her violent death by gunfire</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-joan-of-arc-predicted-her-violent-death-by-gunfire-89808/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Young girl Neda Agha-Soltan, who became the  central rallying cry of the Iranian protests, predicted  her violent  death  by gunfire, but was determined to  take  part  in protests that followed the disputed presidential election.

As the violence continues to escalate on the streets of Iran, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israeli prime minister praises courage of Iranian protesters, calls Tehran threat to peace</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/israeli-prime-minister-praises-courage-of-iranian-protesters-calls-tehran-threat-to-peace-89734/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ROME — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the courage of Iranian protesters on Tuesday and called the Tehran authorities the greatest threat to peace.

During his first European visit since being elected, Netanyahu also said he briefed Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on his peace plan, which calls for a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside Israel.
Berlusconi endorsed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tehran protest broken up</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/tehran-protest-broken-up-88943/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN/BERLIN - Iranian security forces used tear gas to break up renewed protests in the capital Tehran Monday, after the country&#8217;s top military unit warned protesters against further manifestations, witnesses said.

Some 1,000 opposition supporters gathered in Tehran&#8217;s Haft e-Tir Square, witness reports said, despite an earlier statement from the Revolutionary Guards, an elite armed force, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amateur video turns young woman bleeding on street into icon of Iranian unrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Weissenstein</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — She lies in the Tehran street with her headscarf half-off, blood pooling around her jeans and white sneakers.

&#8220;Don&#8217;t be afraid, Neda dear, don&#8217;t be afraid,&#8221; a white-haired man says desperately in Persian. Another man presses on her chest, trying to keep her alive.
Scarlet blood gushes from her nose and mouth and courses across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nuclear-armed Iran is threat to entire world: Netanyahu</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nuclear-armed-iran-is-threat-to-entire-world-netanyahu-88402/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN - Iran&#8217;s nuclear weapons programme could destabilise the Middle East and is a threat not just to Israel but the entire world, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.

In an interview published Monday in German daily Bild, he said the main goal should be to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Given Iran&#8217;s support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama sticks with careful response to Iran crisis, while GOP critics push for more</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne Gearan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama stuck to his carefully tailored response to Iran&#8217;s internal crisis Sunday despite pressure from Republican critics, as he continued to speak up for protesters&#8217; rights without making specific demands on Iran&#8217;s hard-line leaders.

&#8220;The last thing that I want to do is to have the United States be a foil for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s media innovates and adapts to Iran&#8217;s information clampdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/worlds-media-innovates-and-adapts-to-irans-information-clampdown-88383/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — Protesters and security forces gather. They collide in a cloud of tear gas and a shower of rocks and bottles.

In most cases — when the battles are big and the stakes are high — journalists from around the world are there. But in the possibly history-shaping struggles now unfolding in Iran, the international [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC Tehran correspondent asked to leave</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bbc-tehran-correspondent-asked-to-leave-88295/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:15:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in an announcement Sunday said Iranian authorities have asked its correspondent in Tehran to leave.

&#8220;With regret, Jon Leyne, the BBC&#8217;s permanent correspondent in Tehran, has been asked to leave by the Iranian authorities,&#8221; the BBC said.	 	
&#8220;The BBC office remains open.&#8221;	 	
Further details were not immediately available in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eerie calm settles over Tehran as death toll jumps to 17, Rafsanjani relatives arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — An eerie calm settled over the streets of Tehran Sunday as state media reported at least 10 more deaths in post-election unrest and said authorities arrested the daughter and four other relatives of ex-President Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of Iran&#8217;s most powerful men.

The reports brought the official death toll for a week of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Iran&#8217;s leaders must stop all &#8216;violent and unjust actions&#8217; amid postelection crackdown</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-irans-leaders-must-stop-all-violent-and-unjust-actions-amid-postelection-crackdown-87856/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Feller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday challenged Iran&#8217;s government to halt a &#8220;violent and unjust&#8221; crackdown on dissenters, using his bluntest language yet to condemn Tehran&#8217;s postelection response.

Obama has sought a measured reaction to avoid being drawn in as a meddler in Iranian affairs. Yet his comments have grown more pointed as the clashes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excerpts from address by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Friday prayers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bureau News</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Excerpts from an address by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Friday prayers at Tehran University in which he denied allegations of election fraud and warned opposition leaders to end street protests:

&#8220;If some people have doubts and have some proof and evidence (of election fraud) then it should be dealt with through legal ways. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medvedev: Washington must ease Russian concern about missile defense to proceed with nuke cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arthur Max</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AMSTERDAM — Russia is ready for deep cuts of strategic nuclear weapons in a new deal with the United States if the U.S. eases Moscow&#8217;s concerns about plans for a missile defense system, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday.

Medvedev lifted hopes for progress when President Barack Obama visits Moscow July 6-9 for talks focusing on replacing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s leader warns opposition: End street protests or be accountable for &#8216;bloodshed&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-leader-warns-opposition-end-street-protests-or-be-accountable-for-bloodshed-87227/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Murphy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s supreme leader sought to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech — declaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be held responsible for any &#8220;bloodshed and chaos&#8221; to come.

The sharp line drawn by Iran&#8217;s most powerful figure, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House sticks to cautious Iran approach in face of House vote to step up US criticism</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-sticks-to-cautious-iran-approach-in-face-of-house-vote-to-step-up-us-criticism-87133/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday stuck to a measured response to the uprising in Iran over a disputed presidential election, even as both houses of Congress voted overwhelmingly to condemn an official crackdown on mostly peaceful demonstrations in the streets of Tehran.

Administration officials said they remained convinced that the wiser U.S. course was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s top leader addresses nation after mass opposition protests challenge ruling clerics</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-top-leader-addresses-nation-after-mass-opposition-protests-challenge-ruling-clerics-86459/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s supreme leader addressed the nation Friday in his first public comments since opposition supporters flooded Tehran&#8217;s streets in an unprecedented challenge to the country&#8217;s ruling clerics.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already approved the June 12 election results that gave hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a landslide victory, but he has not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite long-severed diplomat ties, US government has opened some paths to deciphering Iran</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-long-severed-diplomat-ties-us-government-has-opened-some-paths-to-deciphering-iran-86452/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Burns</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — During a 29-year absence of formal diplomatic ties with Iran, the U.S. government used many channels to gain insights about the Islamic regime&#8217;s inner workings, from CIA contacts and meetings with Iranian exiles to relayed information from friendly foreign diplomats.

But the government&#8217;s lines into Iran remain critically thin, posing a challenge for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 protests in France against Iranian election; more planned in other European nations</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-protests-in-france-against-iranian-election-more-planned-in-other-european-nations-85925/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Seward</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — Iranians in capitals around Europe demonstrated to Thursday protest the disputed Iranian presidential election and the regime&#8217;s treatment of its critics.

In Paris, Reporters without Borders, the media advocacy group, also held a rally across from the Iranian Embassy to protest a crackdown on Iranian and foreign media by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s government.
Iranians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran directly accuses US of meddling in deepening crisis over disputed presidential election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-directly-accuses-us-of-meddling-in-deepening-crisis-over-disputed-presidential-election-85109/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran directly accused the United States of meddling in the deepening crisis over a disputed presidential election and broadened its media clampdown Wednesday to include blogs and news Web sites. But protesters took to the streets in growing defiance of the country&#8217;s Islamic rulers.

The sweep of events — including more arrests and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political football: Iran&#8217;s soccer players wear green in apparent election protest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jin-man Lee</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOUL, South Korea — It was a simple gesture — green tape wrapped around a wrist — but its symbolism resonated half a world away.

Several players on Iran&#8217;s national soccer team wore the green tape on their wrists during a World Cup qualifying match against South Korea on Wednesday, an apparent sign of solidarity with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards warn media as opposition plans rally, heightening tension</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/irans-revolutionary-guards-warn-media-as-opposition-plans-rally-heightening-tension-83798/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali Akbar Dareini</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran&#8217;s most powerful military force is warning online media of a crackdown over their coverage of the country&#8217;s election crisis.

The Revolutionary Guards, an elite body answering to the supreme leader, says Iranian Web sites and bloggers must remove any materials that &#8220;create tension&#8221; or face legal action.
It is the Guards&#8217; first public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands rally for, against Iranian regime as Guardian Council agrees to limited vote recount</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-rally-for-against-iranian-regime-as-guardian-council-agrees-to-limited-vote-recount-83213/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Thousands of protesters have rallied in Tehran in support of reformist opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, according to witnesses and video footage.

The amateur footage shows a large column of protesters walking peacefully along a central avenue in north Tehran. It was taken about the same time as thousands of people waving Iranian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran protests EU stance on polls, summons Czech diplomat</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-protests-eu-stance-on-polls-summons-czech-diplomat-83173/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-protests-eu-stance-on-polls-summons-czech-diplomat-83173/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE - Iran summoned a senior Czech diplomat Tuesday over the European Union&#8217;s (EU) critical statements about the disputed Iranian presidential election, the Czech foreign ministry said.

&#8220;I can confirm that our charge d&#8217;affaires Josef Havlas was today (Tuesday) summoned to the foreign ministry in Teheran,&#8221; ministry spokesman Jiri Benes told DPA.	 	
&#8220;The Iranian side expressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Council orders election recount</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-council-orders-election-recount-82734/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-council-orders-election-recount-82734/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Iran&#8217;s Council of  Guardians  has said  it  is  ready to recount votes from  last  week&#8217;s  disputed election in the wake of clashes and mass protests which have  led to the deaths of at least seven people. n  a  statement  released through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US urges Iran to accept invitation to nuclear talks with Washington and five key players</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-urges-iran-to-accept-invitation-to-nuclear-talks-with-washington-and-five-key-players-82497/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edith M. Lederer</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-urges-iran-to-accept-invitation-to-nuclear-talks-with-washington-and-five-key-players-82497/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — The United States urged Iran on Monday to agree to a meeting with the six key nations trying to ensure that its nuclear program is peaceful in which the U.S. will be &#8220;a full participant.&#8221;

U.S. deputy ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo told the U.N. Security Council that Iran has not responded to the request [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man killed in Iran as protesters denounce President Ahmadinejad&#8217;s claim to victory in election</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-killed-in-iran-as-protesters-denounce-president-ahmadinejads-claim-to-victory-in-election-82355/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Johnson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — In a massive outpouring reminiscent of the Islamic Revolution three decades ago, hundreds of thousands of Iranians streamed through the capital Monday, and the fist-waving protesters denounced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad&#8217;s claim to victory in a disputed election.

Standing on a roof, gunmen opened fire on a group of protesters who had tried to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of thousands join protest rally in Tehran (Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-of-thousands-join-protest-rally-in-tehran-lead-82135/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN - Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched towards Tehran University and the Iranian capital&#8217;s Enqelab (Revolution) Square Monday despite the interior ministry&#8217;s ban on the gathering, eyewitnesses said.

&#8220;We had warned you, if you cheat, we make hell in this city,&#8221; the protestors who support opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi shouted. Moussavi also joined the rally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Respect genuine will of Iranian voters: Ban</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/respect-genuine-will-of-iranian-voters-ban-82132/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DPA</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he was closely following the dispute over Iran&#8217;s presidential electoral results, and called for respect of the &#8220;genuine will&#8221; of the Iranian voters.

Ban told reporters he had taken note of the call by Iran&#8217;s religious leaders to investigate charges of electoral fraud lodged by opposition [...]]]></description>
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