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LA police move to quell more shooting protests

Police mobilized Wednesday to avoid more mayhem on the streets after being taken by surprise at consecutive nights of violent protests sparked by the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man.

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NYC Muslims: ‘We want to pray peacefully’ (Reuters)

Reuters - Muslims in lower Manhattan who have prayed in a crowded basement or in the streets say they are not looking for confrontation with opponents of a new mosque. They simply need the space.

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Iran opposition cautious on election anniversary

The evolution of Iran’s year-old opposition movement has been a study in indecision.

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Iran’s opposition takes caution over confrontation on election anniversary

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The evolution of Iran’s year-old opposition movement has been a study in indecision. Should it risk bloodshed and take to the streets? Is the aim to topple the ruling c…

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Iran opposition backs down on election anniversary

The evolution of Iran’s year-old opposition movement has been a study in indecision. Should it risk bloodshed and take to the streets? Is the aim to topple the ruling clerics or push for gradual reforms?

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Iran opposition backs down on election anniversary

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Security tight as Iran’s Ahmadinejad sworn in (CNN)

With hundreds of protesters gathering and riot police out in force on the streets of Tehran, hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the oath of office Wednesday, beginning a second term in a bitterly divided Iran.

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Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iran president amid crisis (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran’s president Wednesday while security forces battled hundreds of protesters chanting “Death to the Dictator” in the streets around parliament where the ceremony was held.

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At least 17 dead in Iran plane crash (UPI)

MASHHAD, Iran, July 24 (UPI) — A Russian-made passenger plane operated by an Iranian airline crashed Friday during landing in Mashhad, Iran, killing at least 17 people.

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Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet (AP via Yahoo! News)

The tweets still fly and the videos hit YouTube whenever protesters take to the streets in Iran — even as the Internet battle there turns more grueling.

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Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

The tweets still fly and the videos hit YouTube whenever protesters take to the streets in Iran — even as the Internet battle there turns more grueling.

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Iran activists work to elude crackdown on Internet (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

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