The Iranian people took to the polls on 12 June last year. When they woke up the following morning, the Iranian State Media declared that incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had taken two thirds of the votes. The Islamic Republic’s deception had gone too far this time, and protests erupted across the country on 13 June.
An acapella snippet from “Hymn for America” is just one highlight from Keith Olbermann’s interview with Robert Klein. The comedian stopped by “Countdown” last Friday to promote his HBO comedy special “Unfair & Unbalanced.” Both the interview and the show, Klein’s ninth special for the cable outlet, do not disappoint. Most of the progressive political [...]
Warning: This opinion piece does not reflect the views of other News Junkie Post editors and contributors. I’m not a big soccer fan, in fact, I think the last time I saw a full game of soccer on TV was when I was a child and I didn’t have a say about what channel to [...]
UPDATES: 6/13/2010 AT 10:30 AM US (PST) Both the BBC and AFP report that the death toll is now more than 100, and that thousands of Uzbecks are leaving the region of Osh and trying to pass the border with Uzbekistan. The interim government of Kyrgyzstan has declared a state of emergency but do not [...]
As new legislation regulates Colorado’s booming medical marijuana industry, pot advocates in the state are planning another attempt to simply legalize the herb for adults for recreational and medical purposes.
