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...latest attempt to quell antigovernment activities, Iran announced it would execute six people who had participated in a December protest. The sentence was announced one day before the start of the Feast of Fire festival, public celebration of which has been banned since the 1979 revolution, when it was denounced as un-Islamic. The announcement's timing was thought to be a warning to the opposition not to use the occasion to stage additional demonstrations. Although droves of dissidents defied the ban by celebrating in the streets of Tehran, analysts predict that the death sentences may force opposition leaders...
...After a long and necessary time away from the game, I feel like I'm ready to start my season at Augusta...
...between white and nonwhite students, evaluating teachers and awarding performance bonuses to principals and teachers who've earned them. On the basis of what we know has worked in New York City with our 1.1 million schoolkids, we'd give Obama's plan a solid B--a great start, but it could use a little improvement. Here's what we think works and what could be even stronger...
...wake of Oklahoma City, many U.S. agencies are stepping up their watch of militia activities, but that may only feed the patriots' paranoia about government. If investigators start knocking on the doors of militia members, warns Ron Cole, who is a lecturer on the patriot circuit, "it could conceivably turn into an armed struggle against the government...
...Allston resident Harry Mattison said. “If you’re going to have a partnership there has to be honest, open, and frequent dialogue—right now it’s certainly not frequent. That’s where we need to start...