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Indeed, although tens of thousands of people are expected to march in silence on July 30, on the religiously important 40-day anniversary of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, a young protester whose last moments were captured on video, many more will be staying home. "It's going to get brutal," says an opposition adviser who claims to have spoken to top commanders of the Revolutionary Guards. The Guards, together with the paramilitary Basij force, has arrested thousands and killed possibly more than a hundred protesters since the disputed June 12 presidential election. "[Security forces] will be waiting...
...Wednesday, the Tehran commander of the élite Revolutionary Guards threatened serious consequences for would-be protesters who planned to march in the streets. "We are not joking," he declared to the semi-official Fars news agency. "We will confront those who want to fight against the clerical establishment." The same day, Press TV, a state-sponsored broadcast station, reported that "an underground network providing foreign media outlets with photos and footage of the post-election unrest has been identified and arrested in Iran." Despite such threats and the existence of undercover Basij within the crowds, witnesses said that protesters...
...Census won't actually mail out its 10-question form to every U.S. household until next March. But the job for cities, states and organizations representing every stripe of American society is to get as many people as possible to mail the form back, and that work is already happening. (Read a bio of Robert M. Groves, Obama's pick as the Census chief...
...allies. The Europeans have yet to reopen communication with Tehran in the aftermath of the June 12 presidential election and the ensuing crackdown. And there have been no contacts between Iran and the countries pushing for talks since the Obama Administration reached out to Iran in March...
...days from March 28 through June 26--ending its financial quarters on the last day of the month, as most other companies do, would be too pedestrian--Goldman Sachs made more than $3.4 billion. That staggering profit--$1.6 million per hour, $117,000 per employee--is the most the firm has ever earned in a quarter. After Goldman reported the news on July 14, everyone from Wall Street to Wasilla struggled with a basic question: Should we be happy about this...