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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...They chant the slogan of change, but no change is seen in practice. We haven't seen any change.' Iranian Supreme Leader AYATULLAH ALI KHAMENEI, dismissing Obama's overture in a speech before tens of thousands in the holy city of Mashad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...said his regime would judge the Obama Administration by its actions rather than by the content of its speeches. And he made clear that as far as Tehran was concerned, Washington's actions remained hostile, despite the friendly words, emphasizing that Obama has reaffirmed U.S. sanctions against Iran. "They chant the slogan of change, but no change is seen in practice," he said. "We are observing, watching and judging. If you change, we will also change our behavior. If you do not change, we will be the same nation as 30 years ago [when Iranians overthrew the U.S.-backed Shah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Overture to Iran: Why Khamenei Won't Budge | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

...crowd skanking—that knees bent, head-bobbing, white people dance that looks cool when girls do it but really stupid when guys do it, and even started some crowd surfing which amusingly ended in someone’s mom getting kicked in the head. A crowd chant after their last song made Elephantom early favorites.Next up was Disband, or Shy October, or Caitria O’Neill; a pre-show name change confused the Tommy Doyle’s staff, but for continuity’s sake let’s just call them Kathleen Turner Overdrive.The viola...

Author: By Ross S. Weinstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LINEAR PERSPECTIVE: Rockus | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

Masked teenagers lob bricks at police shields, middle-aged women wave banners and chant slogans against repression, while police tanks fire water cannons into rowdy crowds. These images may evoke anti-globalization protests at some high-powered economic summit, but in northern Mexico, they're the latest flash point in the nation's incessant drug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico's Drug War Takes to the Barricades | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...They want to be involved in the show, because there are few shows with only women in the cast.”Bryant’s favorite monologue is called “Reclaiming Cunt.” It involves the actress leading the audience in a chant of the word “cunt,” a term that is often used as an obscenity, in order to reclaim the beauty of the word. Some believe the word was derived from the goddess Cunina who guarded infants in their cradles. The new perspective given to the word...

Author: By Melanie E. Long, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Vagina' Welcoming to Actors | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

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