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Last week, on one day alone, Lengsfeld's election blog attracted 31,000 hits, with a lot of people leaving positive comments - proof that her racy posters meet the approval of many Berlin voters. And that only adds to the CDU's good news. Even before the posters were put...
See pictures of people around the world protesting Iran's election.
The Aug. 15 appointment of Sadegh Larijani as head of Iran's judiciary puts Larijanis in control of two out of the three branches of Iran's government. Older brother Ali Larijani is speaker of parliament. (See pictures of Iran's presidential election and its turbulent aftermath.)
Sadegh Larijani takes over Iran's judiciary at a critical moment, as the government mounts mass trials of opposition supporters who stand accused of fomenting a foreign-backed velvet revolution against the regime. The third such trial opened Aug. 16. A comparatively junior cleric for such a high-profile job...
His appointment to a five-year term reflects the Supreme Leader's trust in the Larijanis amid unprecedented public anger over the disputed June 12 presidential election, and the alleged torture and rape of protesters arrested in a brutal crackdown.