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Mar 14, 2008 -
The UK granted a temporary reprieve from deportation to a gay Iranian teen, while they review his previously rejected asylum application. Mehdi Kazemigot, claims he will be executed upon return to Iran. While in England studying English, Mehdi got the word that his boyfriend had been hanged back home on account of his homosexuality.
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Oct 05, 2009 -
- The identity papers of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reveal that he probably has Jewish roots. — The Daily Telegraph
- A new report suggests that the government misled the public about the $700 billion bank bailout last year. — New York Times
- President Obama will not meet the Dalai Lama when he visits Washington DC this week.
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Sep 18, 2009 -
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied the Holocaust yet again today during a speech on the country's pro-Palestinian holiday. Iranians opposed to his government also demonstrated. — New York Times
- More evidence is emerging from the Annie Le murder case showing how Raymond Clark III allegedly tried to cover his tracks.
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Jun 16, 2009 -
- At least seven demonstrators were killed in Iran Monday, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left the country to attend a conference in Russia. Iran's opposition has rejected a recount, calling instead for a new election. — BBC News
- Iran has banned international press from protests that continue today, citing a bias.
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Jun 19, 2009 -
- A 32-year-old woman has been fined $1.9 million by a federal court for illegally downloading 24 songs over the Internet. — CNN
- Iran's supreme leader passionately defended the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a "definitive victory." — WSJ
- The US military has increased defense in Hawaii over fears that North Korea might launch a missile toward the US islands.
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Jun 17, 2009 -
The Daily Show faux reporter Jason Jones has traded in his green screen for the backdrop of election-time Iran. Footage recorded by the curly-haired hottie recorded for 10 days in late May and early June will air next week. For the segment called "Jason Jones in Iran: Access of Evil," not only did Jones attend a speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, he also interviewed an underground rapper and a feminist blogger.
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Feb 11, 2009 -
Yesterday Iranians celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. In February 1979, Iran transformed from a constitutional monarch under the Shah, to an Islamic republic under the Ayatollah. Celebrating the realization of Islam's political potential, thousands of Iranians gathered in Freedom Square yesterday.
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Apr 21, 2009 -
- Former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have booked a joint appearance. They will meet together in Toronto next month for a private conversation about the last 16 years.
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Jun 11, 2009 -
- The US Holocaust Memorial Museum will be closed today to honor the security guard gunned down by a white supremacist yesterday. — CNN
- The World Health Organization has declared swine flu a pandemic. — AP
- US retail sales were up for the first time in three months.
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Jan 16, 2009 -
When asked recently about the impending presidency of Barack Obama, Iranian President and Bush foe Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that he thinks Obama can change US-Iran relations, and that he will be patient to see what Obama does. Still, Ahmadinejad maintained that if Barack acts like Bush, just "in a new package" the tension will continue.
For starters, Ahmadinejad thinks Obama should focus on what happens at home.
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