Results tagged “iran”

• Three Americans share Nobel Prize for medicine
• Iran playing nice?
• Foreign frenemy policy: Obama delays meeting with Dalai Lama

• Spy vs. spy on the Iranian nukes.
• Businesses leaving US Chamber of Commerce complain about its opposition to climate legislation.
• Polanski tries legal route, asks Swiss to release him.

• Reuters: Iran flexes muscle ahead of talks
• Big win, conservative course for Germany's Angela Merkel
• Republicans push for more troops in Afghanistan

• West demands access to Iran's secret underground nuclear site.
• Pittsburgh businesses cleaning up after yesterday's G20 protest.
• Japan launches probe of secret pacts with US.

• Clashes reported as Iranians hold demonstrations.
• Dismay in Europe as Obama ditches missile defense.
• Sources: NY transportation hub likely target of terror plot.

• Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor returns for second day of senators' questions
• All 168 aboard believed to be dead in Iranian plane crash
• Federal investigators say Southwest jet's design limited tear's damage

• Mousavi calls for massive rally in Iran to protest "shameful fraud"
• FDA says some Zicam nasal products can cause permanent loss of smell
• Obama to extend federal employee benefits to same-sex partners

Protests continue in Iran; the Web watches. Breaking: Iran's Guardian Council says it will recount votes. Gay marriage: DC may be next. Obama pitches health care to the AMA. British Airways wants a free ride. Study says swine flu proves we're all connected. Bruce Willis gets remarried, celebrates in interesting ways.

Iranian post-election violence, crackdown EU leading international pushback Obama’s diplomatic dilemma in Iran Technology: “Tianamen + Twitter = Tehran” Analysis: Ahmadinejad to emerge with even stronger hand Power of women in Iran’s election Comic relief: Facebook introduces vanity URLs, Heywood Jablome first in line

• Suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick leaves prison for home confinement
• Iran says they test-fired a missile capable of hitting Israel
• Search continues for Minnesota mom, son resisting chemotherapy order

Reporter Saberi freed from Iranian jail Obama tells Google and Apple to stop playing footsie Some banks feeling much better, thanks Back to the moon, NASA? Really? Churches getting religion on marketing That's "Dr. Dolly" to all y'all Opinion: Don't just legalize it, tax the hell out of it

• Freddie Mac executive found dead in apparent suicide
• Police report "Craigslist Killer" robbed women to pay gambling debts
• Iranian president refuses to say whether journalist may be freed

Zimbabwe's Mugabe parties like it's 1999.

Obama says to buckle up, economic ride going to get bumpier. Rove to name "Bush-haters" in new book. Ostensibly, that book will be very, very long. Iran doesn't like Satan-worshippy clothes, and will detain those who do. OJ Simpson sentenced to jail. Cate Blanchett gets her star. Scenes from Battlestar Galactica's final episodes all up on the web. David Gregory meets the press.

Holy $155 million, Batman! Obama kicks it with Karzai. Speaking of Obama, Maliki likes how he thinks. Treasury Secretary: "Hold on bitches, it's gonna get worse!" US and Iran: The new Paris and Nicole? Probably not. But they are talking. Dolly. Now more than just a cloned sheep or kick-ass country idol. It's hot. Surprise.

Former Texas Senator and McCain economic advisor Phill Gramm told the Washington Times on Wednesday that the economy is merely in a state of “mental recession” and that the United States has become a “nation of whiners.”

• Six dead as gunmen open fire outside the US Consulate in Turkey
• Iran test-fires long-range missles capable of reaching Israel
• Barack Obama regrets allowing his daughters to be interviewed by "Access Hollywood"

More talk of the coming recession: "The question is not whether we will have a recession, but how deep and prolonged it will be." Meanwhile, Austin's economy may be uniquely positioned among the nation's cities to withstand a potential recession.

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• It seems most of the Republican candidates are bent on showing Iran the gates of Hell.
• The Onion editor is moving to Moveon.org. What the deuce?
• Kerry endorses Obama and no one cares, except Edwards.

You might have thought that our former governor and current President was too busy defending his stance on Iran yesterday to do much else. But you would think wrong! Dubya made time to talk to daughter Jenna as she recorded her appearance on Ellen Degeneres' show (the show will air today). It seems strange that at a time when his approval numbers are so low the audience would be so excited to hear from him....

Intelligence reports now reveal that Iran is *not* making a nuclear bomb. Remains to be seen whether this will make a difference to Bush, who just doesn't like the cut of their jib. Damn! What is it with the Senate and thirteen-year-old boys? Brad Pitt, perhaps in a contest with Angie to see who can adopt the most people, takes the entire Lower Ninth Ward under his wing. Two popular musicians were recently murdered...

Hillary plants one again, this time at the Republican debate. Broadway re-opens tonight. The newly proposed tuition hike brings about protests from the UT student body. Family lawyer claims "Baby Grace" was murdered for not saying "Please" or "Yes, sir". Iran is cracking down on rap music. Half of immigrants in Texas are illegal. We may be late on this one, but has anyone seen the man that is turning into a tree? Click...

Photo by clickykbd on flickr Two state pension fends haven't yet divested from Iran, even though Perry asked them to. Kelso takes on Hyde Park Baptist Church's treatment of the Austin Area Interreligious Ministries Thanksgiving service. Mother of weekend murder victim is still missing. Drivers of both vehicles involved in Burnet County wreck this morning died at the scene. UK organization working with Texas law enforcement officers to set up Trace.com, which keeps records of...

• Apparently everyone thinks Clinton shined in last nights presidential debate, but the best sound bite came from Rep. Dennis Kucinich who said, "Impeach now!"
• U.S. envoy arrives to pressure Pakistani president into admitting defeat.
• A cyclone that slammed into Bangladesh's coast has killed at least 426 people.

Chemical spill closed highway in Williamson County for a good part of the day today. Perry defends the expensive rent for his Barton Creek-area temporary home, saying, "Texas ain't Arkansas." Man arrested at the border for a murder committed 13 years ago in Northeast Austin. Shocker: Secretary of State expects low voter turnout for this constitutional amendment election. Supposed chupacabra discovered in Cuero found to be just a coyote. "Get out of Iraq ....

UN issues their Global Environmental Outlook report, GEO-4, while population blogs about Britney Spears' new tattoo. The U.S. dollar continues its downward spiral. Wildfires continue in California, but firefighters say they are gaining ground. Iran remains defiant in the face of new U.S. imposed sanctions to prevent their nuclear dream. Supreme Court of Georgia frees teen in controversial sex case. Texas gas prices are up for the second week in a row. Astronauts begin...

Last Friday in Houston, a young girl brought a loaded 9mm pistol to school and started pointing it at people. She is 12 years old. The U.S. Supreme Court's new term starts this week. Why exactly is socialized medicine such a bad idea? Interesting article... The guy who tried to extort $1 million from Tom Cruise commits suicide. Article about the bloggers who helped bring the story of recent government oppression in Burma to...

Violent crime goes up in the US; so do arrests for pot. Apparently, nobody in Iran is gay. Even gay people. It's been fifty years since Little Rock, and now we have Jena. Progress... If Microsoft buys Facebook, will it become lame? Or don't the corporate kids care? India gets meta with the outsourcing. Kiefer Sutherland arrested for DUI. Maybe he's drinking to drown the guilt over his torture-show? Newest sex tape scandal features...Meg...

Swedish pirates turn the tables on Big Media! Arrr! Iranian Prez Ahmadinejad speaking at Columbia University today. Myanmar: Buddhist monks stage largest anti-government demonstrations in 20 years. $100 laptop to hit market in North America this fall. The White House switches its strategy on having peace talks with "evil" countries. The Governator is calling for a boycott of firms who do business with Iran. Study: Less sleep = more dreams...