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...Updated: During Favre's interview, the former Green Bay Packers quarterback acknowledged that he was "considering" a comeback and said a return to football with the Minnesota Vikings - Green Bay's bitter divisional rival - "makes perfect sense." Favre added that the decision would hinge on the strength of his throwing arm, on which he recently underwent surgery...
...rapt global public, hundreds have ridiculed the Iranian President for leaving the country at this moment. Some have likened his departure to a flight 30 years ago, when, heeding the bells of history, the country's teary-eyed Shah strode onto a plane bound for Egypt, never to return as Islamic revolution swept the monarchy aside. But Ahmadinejad will be back, buoyed, if not by a democratic mandate, then by the assurances of a few close friends...
...tidewaters RT @ChrisAlbon: Verified AHMADINEJDAD RUNS TO RUSSIA, LEFT IRAN #iranelection #iran9 <= Can his return be prevented...
...also explicitly denied Palestinians their greatest dream: the right of some 5 million Palestinian refugees to return to what is now Israel. "Justice and logic dictates that the problem of the Palestinian refugees must be solved outside the borders of the state of Israel. There is broad national agreement on this," he said to thunderous applause from a stage at Bar Ilan University. He also reiterated Israel's intention to keep a grip on Jerusalem, which Palestinians also want as their capital. The Palestinian reaction was unsurprising. Said Palestinian chief negotiator Saib Arekat: "In a thousand years, no Palestinian leader...
...Until you return my vote, I won't be going home tonight" was one of the chants at the demonstration, which was organized on the Internet and by word of mouth. While the police and special security forces have dealt harshly with demonstrators over the past few days, today's rally was held peacefully with an almost total absence of any crowd-control forces, at least until dark. After sunset, there were reports of government militia firing on demonstrators, purportedly killing at least one. (Read a story about how Khamenei is the power behind Ahmadinejad...