A day after the most significant street protests in Iran since the end of the 2009 uprising there, members of the Iranian Parliament called on Tuesday for the two most prominent opposition leaders to be prosecuted and sentenced to death for stirring unrest.
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Iranian Lawmakers Call for Death of Opposition Leaders - NYTimes.com
Is this the equivalent of the US congress dropping what they’re doing to start chanting together for Ralph Nader to be put to death?
Obama’s 2012 Budget Proposal: How It’s Spent - NYTimes.com
Isolating “mandatory” vs “discretionary” spending here is an easy way to visualize the long term problem that the entitlement programs present.
