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8:25 AM ET, June 21, 2009

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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
A Supreme Leader Loses His Aura as Iranians Flock to the Streets  —  TEHRAN — The Iranian police commander, in green uniform, walked up Komak Hospital Alley with arms raised and his small unit at his side.  “I swear to God,” he shouted at the protesters facing him, “I have children, I have a wife, I don't want to beat people.
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WhiteHouse.gov Blog:
Statement from the President on Iran  —  The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching.  We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost.  We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people.
CNN:
Zakaria: ‘Fatal wound’ inflicted on Iranian regime's ideology  —  Editor's note: Fareed Zakaria is an author and foreign affairs analyst who hosts “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on CNN at 1 and 5 p.m. ET Sundays.  —  The decisive margin of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in elections …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Cautious Response to Events in Iran Reflects Obama's Long-Term Approach  —  All last week, as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators surged through Tehran, President Obama resisted pressure to side with them against the Iranian government.  —  Yesterday, as murky images of clashes …
Discussion: Associated Press and Israel Matzav
Peter Beaumont / Guardian:
The urge to split the world into two warring camps is childish  —  The Iran crisis is being hijacked by those who see themselves as anti-imperialists or pro-democrats, missing its true complexity  —  Visiting Iran last year to cover parliamentary elections, I discovered a country utterly at odds with most of its depictions.
Discussion: normblog, Samizdata.net and Telegraph
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Mousavi's Latest Statement: “I Followed Them”
Mark Steyn / National Review:
Steyn: Neutrality Isnt an Option
Discussion: Pundit & Pundette
Steve Clemons / The Huffington Post:
Biden-Obama Axis Shifts Biden's Way on Iran
Discussion: Weekly Standard
New York Times:
In Poll, Wide Support for Government-Run Health  —  Americans overwhelmingly support substantial changes to the health care system and are strongly behind one of the most contentious proposals Congress is considering, a government-run insurance plan to compete with private insurers, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
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Bruce Kesler / Maggie's Farm:
New York Times: McCain Voters Not Americans?  —  The New York Times, otherwise known as the Grey Lady, might more appropriately be known as Obama's Shady Lady.  Believe its poll and get a Times Square disease.  —  The lead headline is about a NYT/CBS News Poll, trumpeting “Wide Support for Government-Run Health.”
Patterico's Pontifications:
Contrast: Iranian Protestors Shot As Obama Goes for Ice Cream  —  Here are some Twitter messages I saw today from Change_for_Iran, a pro-Mousavi Iranian student, and Mark Knoller, CBS News White House Correspondent:  —  Change_for_Iran:  —  Knoller:  —  Change_for_Iran:  —  Knoller:
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Patterico / Hot Air:   Contrast: Iranian Protestors Shot As Obama Goes for Ice Cream
New York Times:
Times Reporter Escapes Taliban After 7 Months  —  David Rohde, a New York Times reporter who was kidnapped by the Taliban, escaped Friday night and made his way to freedom after more than seven months of captivity in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Greg Mitchell / The Huffington Post:
Why We Joined the Media Blackout on Kidnapping of NYT Reporter
Keith B. Richburg / Washington Post:
U.S. Journalist Held Captive by Taliban Safely Escapes
Discussion: At-Largely
Steve Schippert / ThreatsWatch:
ThreatsWatch.Org - RapidRecon: Neda: The Voice of Iran  —  Her name was Neda.  It means the ‘voice’ or the ‘call’ in Farsi.  And in a struggle largely fueled by Iranian women's demands for rights, Neda most tragically becomes the Voice of Iran.  —  It is heartbreaking to watch, with her father screaming in unimaginable agony.
Discussion: Dr. Melissa Clouthier
Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
Obama Closes Doors on Openness  —  From the magazine issue dated Jun 29, 2009  —  As a senator, Barack Obama denounced the Bush administration for holding “secret energy meetings” with oil executives at the White House.  But last week public-interest groups were dismayed …
Discussion: Clayton Cramer's BLOG
Michael Ledeen / The Corner:
What Does Mousavi Think?  —  This may help clarify matters for those who wonder what the Iranian dissidents want.  I posted it on my blog a while ago.  As I said on my blog, we are all getting various things whose authenticity requires skepticism.  I'm confident of the channel …
Discussion: The Other McCain and Power Line
Alexandra Zavis / Babylon & Beyond:
IRAN: Footage of woman apparently shot in Tehran galvanizes opposition  —  A disturbing video showing a young woman purportedly shot in the streets of Tehran is becoming a rallying symbol for opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.  —  It is one of many images and video posted on the Internet …
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Obama's Response  —  Did you notice how many times he invoked the word …
James P. Pinkerton / Fox News:
Under Pressure, Obama Calls on Iran to End Violence, ‘Unjust’ Actions
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Pajamas Media
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Tick Tock, Motherf**kers
Discussion: At-Largely and The Spirit of Man
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
A Threat We Can't Ignore
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
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