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From four Iranians, four views of the coming election
TEHRAN -- Elections are scheduled in Iran for June 14, the first presidential balloting since the disputed 2009 vote. Iran’s Guardian Council, an oversight body, is expected to release the list of vetted candidates this week. The Times sought out...
Tags: Islam, Freedom of the Press, Saudi Arabia, Services and Shopping, Religion and Belief
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Fears grow of clash between Israel and Syria
JERUSALEM — Fears about a possible escalation of violence between Israel and Syria grew Sunday amid renewed Israeli threats to destroy Syrian weapons caches and Syria's warnings of retaliation. After decades of relative calm along the two nations&...
Tags: Hamas, Defense Equipment, Wars and Interventions, Yom Kippur, Defense
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McManus: The second-term scandal plague
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Christopher Stevens, U.S. Department of State, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Elections
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Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say
MARAAT NUMAN, Syria — Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation. During the lectures, conscripts and career officers alike are repeatedly...Tags: Armed Forces, Free Syrian Army, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Asghar Farhadi goes for maximum emotional impact in his films
CANNES, France — "Stories come to me," says Asghar Farhadi, his sharp eyes focused, intense. "This one came to me, and I decided to follow it." It sounds straightforward, simple even, but nothing about the filmmaker's latest work, "The Past," fits...
Tags: Movies, Celebrities, Human Interest, A Prophet (movie), Cannes Film Festival
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Women can't be president in Iran, senior cleric says
TEHRAN — Iran’s next president will not be a woman. No surprise there, but a senior religious figure, Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, made it official in comments Wednesday to a group of clerics and theology students, according to the conservative...
Tags: Elections, Islam, Feminism, Saudi Arabia, Politics
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U.S. announces new sanctions against Syria
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions against the Syrian government Thursday, blacklisting four senior officials, a private television station that it said had colluded with Syrian authorities and an airline it accused of...
Tags: U.S. Military, White House, Wars and Interventions, Television Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama says U.S. won't act alone on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday ruled out unilateral U.S. military action in Syria even if proof emerges that Syrian forces have used lethal chemical weapons. "This is … an international problem," Obama said at a White House news...
Tags: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Turkey, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Iran delays presidential election lineup
TEHRAN — Iranians must wait until next week to find out who will be on the ballot in next month's presidential election, a key electoral panel said Thursday, as it continued to mull the fate of two prospective candidates who have shaken up the race....Tags: Elections, Politics, Tehran (Iran), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Newseum wrong to honor propagandists
A museum of journalism in Washington, D.C., the Newseum plans to honor and include in the institution's Journalists' Memorial Mahmoud Al-Kumi and Hussam Salama. Both worked for Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV. Also, Basel Tawfiq Youssef of Syrian State TV and Maya...Tags: Hamas, Human Interest, Freedom of the Press, Washington, DC, Bashar Assad
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Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....
Tags: Justice System, Nuclear Policy, John Kerry, Petroleum Industry, Bob Corker
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