World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Supreme Leader Pardons 81 in Opposition as Good-Will Gesture
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, on Wednesday pardoned 81 jailed opposition supporters who had been found guilty of participating in the unrest that followed last June’s disputed presidential election. feeds.nytimes.com |
Politicus: Clinton Asks if Obama Is 'Winning'
Bill Clinton, that old political slyboots, was talking recently about the mood in America, and whether President Obama was handling the BP oil spill, and everything else, the way he should be. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mosque Near Ground Zero Stirs Mixed Feelings for Local Muslims
Muslim New Yorkers are grappling deeply with the lingering ambiguities of their place in American society nine years after 9/11. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mission Accomplished II – The Merchandise
A mug is on sale in Baghdad marking the start of Operation New Dawn. feeds.nytimes.com |
Kurdish-Arab Tensions Remain a Concern for Americans in Iraq - Iraq War Logs - WikiLeaks Documents
Some American units fear an escalation in ethnic tensions after they leave. nytimes.com |