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Before the postelection protests, Iranians were no longer thought to be willing to publicly vent their anger because of alienation from politics or fear of repression. Now they're taking to the streets in defiance of Khamenei and his paramilitary forces, setting up a potentially dangerous collision course. Firing on crowds could stretch the regime's legitimacy to the breaking point, creating a "crisis of confidence which I don't know how they'd resolve," says Geoffrey Kemp, a National Security Council adviser on Iran to Ronald Reagan...
...these elections are largely an outlet for European voters to express their frustration with the status quo. The eccentrics and extremists may offer implausible E.U. policies, but most European governments prefer voters to vent their anger at the European elections rather than at the national polls. The danger is that this mood will shape the Parliament just when a new generation of politicians is needed to pull Europe out of its apathetic slump...
...Written in rehab and rapped in a flat monotone, "Beautiful" finds him mired in writer's block and contemplating the future. "I decided just to pick this pen/ Up and try to make an attempt to vent/ But I just can't admit/ Or come to grips with the fact/ That I may be done with rap/ I need a new outlet." With his limitless ability to turn pain into rhymes, Eminem clearly has the right outlet. It's his outlook that could use a little tweaking...
...hostage for days. The national government eventually took charge, disciplining local officials and sending some to jail, along with some of the farmers. The following year, a national law known as Decree 29 was passed, allowing for more participation in local decision-making and giving citizens more opportunities to vent their grievances to commune-level officials...
HuffPo is not made for people who like their news straight. As the situation in Iraq got boggy, the economy soured and the Bush Administration's popularity face-planted, folks wanted a place to vent. And when the Obama phenomenon took off and Wall Street collapsed, they wanted a place where they could both celebrate and vent more. HuffPo was the easiest, most satisfying place to do it. "We like to expose hypocrisy," says Katharine Zaleski, the site's news editor. The Huffsters see what they do as curating the news: finding the good stuff from other sources and artfully...