Posts Tagged ‘Mir Hossein Moussavi’
LiveBlog for Thursday, June 18, 2009
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
• Kerry Eleveld of “The Advocate” calls in at 6:05am Pacific to talk about her being in the room when President Obama granted some benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees yesterday.
• Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, calls in at 6:30am Pacific to talk about a single-payer approach to health care.
• Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about the continuing protests in Iran.
• Supporters of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi planned to turn Tehran into a sea of black today with thousands expected to march in dark clothes to mourn people killed in protests for a new presidential election.
• President Obama signed an executive order granting some benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees yesterday, calling it “a historic step” but promising more action to come.
• The Senate passed by unanimous consent yesterday a bill that would prevent the release of controversial photos of alleged U.S. abuse of prisoners and detainees. After having been stripped from the war funding bill, Senators passed it as a stand-alone proposition.
• Sen. John Ensign (D-NV) has resigned his position in the Senate GOP leadership, a day after admitting to an extramarital affair.
Tags: Barack Obama, John Ensign, John Yarmuth, Kerry Eleveld, Lawrence Korb, Mir Hossein Moussavi, Raul Grijalva, The Advocate
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LiveBlog for Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
• Johnny Symons, director of “Ask Not” (a new Don’t Ask Don’t Tell documentary that will air on PBS), calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about his film.
• Comedian Hal Sparks calls in at 8:06am Pacific to talk about the news of the day.
• Iranian authorities agreed yesterday to recount disputed presidential votes as the country faced intensifying unrest in the wake of a claimed victory by incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that opponents say was the result of a rigged ballot. His opponent, Mir Hossein Moussavi, rejected the vote recount, instead calling for a fresh election.
• State radio in Iran reported today that clashes in Tehran left seven people dead during an “unauthorized gathering” at a mass rally over alleged election fraud.
• Health care reform should mean all Americans can get coverage while allowing doctors to heal patients instead of being bureaucrats, President Obama told the American Medical Association yesterday. Obama called an overhaul of the ailing health care system the most important issue for the nation’s long-term economic stability.
• On last night’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” Letterman offered a full apology to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family for the joke he told last week about Alex Rodriguez knocking up her daughter. He said the joke was “beyond flawed,” and that his intent was completely meaningless compared to the perception.
Tags: Alex Rodriguez, American Medical Association, Ask Not, Barack Obama, Bristol Palin, David Letterman, Hal Sparks, Johnny Symons, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Moussavi, PBS, Sarah Palin, Willow Palin
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