Tuesday, 23 June 2009



WORLD 
Iranian Legislative Panel Hints At Legal Action Against Mousavi 
TEHRAN, June 22 -- The Iranian parliament's judiciary committee raised the possibility Monday of legal action against opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, while government forces violently dispersed a crowd protesting alleged fraud in the June 12 presidential election. 
(By Thomas Erdbrink, The Washington Post) 

Palestinian Premier Sets 2-Year Statehood Target 
Speech Calls for Unity, Institution-Building 
(By Howard Schneider, The Washington Post) 
POLITICS 
Iran Unrest Reveals Split In U.S. on Its Role Abroad 
Iran's post-election tumult has exposed the sharply divergent ways in which the Obama administration and its Republican opponents view the nature of American power and the president's role in speaking to political dissent outside the borders of the United States. 
(By Scott Wilson, The Washington Post) 

Voting Rights Act Upheld, But Court Hints at Change 
(By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post) 

GAO Cites Gun Sales to Those on Watch List 
(By Spencer S. Hsu, The Washington Post) 

S. Carolina Governor Is 'Out of Pocket' 
(By Chris Cillizza, The Washington Post) 

Confidence in Stimulus Plan Ebbs, Poll Finds 
Obama's Approval Rating Remains High, but Shift in Public Outlook Has Political Implications 
(By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen, The Washington Post) 

More Politics 
Far Eastern City Sees Kremlin as Cause of Its Troubles 
Tariff on Used Japanese Cars Riles Vladivostok 
(By Philip P. Pan, The Washington Post) 

Iran Unrest Reveals Split In U.S. on Its Role Abroad 
(By Scott Wilson, The Washington Post) 

Bomb Blast Wounds Leader of Russia's Restive Ingushetia Province 
Attack Follows Slayings of 3 Other Key Figures in Northern Caucasus 
(By Philip P. Pan, The Washington Post) 

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