Rights groups: reformists seized in Iran crackdown - Yahoo! News

Rights groups: reformists seized in Iran crackdown - Yahoo! News: "International human rights organizations said Wednesday that many prominent activists and politicians have been arrested in response to protests over Iran's disputed election."

Families, women in chadors join Iran's opposition - Yahoo! News

Families, women in chadors join Iran's opposition - Yahoo! News: "It's not just young, liberal rich kids anymore: Whole families, taxi drivers, even conservative women in black chadors are joining Iran's opposition street protests."

New financial rules: Major changes for big, small - Yahoo! News

New financial rules: Major changes for big, small - Yahoo! News: "From simple home loans to Wall Street's most exotic schemes, the government would impose and enforce sweeping new 'rules of the road' for the nation's battered financial system under an overhaul proposed Wednesday by President Barack Obama."

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Ensign quits Senate GOP leadership post - Yahoo! News

Ensign quits Senate GOP leadership post - Yahoo! News: "Republican Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has stepped down from his leadership post one day after admitting he carried on a marital affair with a woman who was on his campaign staff."

Obama: Fired IG ‘Confused, Disoriented’ | Sweetness & Light

Obama: Fired IG ‘Confused, Disoriented’ Sweetness & Light: "Responding to criticism from a Senate Democratic ally, President Obama explained why he fired the Inspector General of the AmeriCorps without the 30-day notification required by law, calling Gerald Walpin so 'confused' and 'disoriented' that there was reason to question 'his capacity to serve.'"

Autopsies suggest Air France jet broke up in sky - Yahoo! News

Autopsies suggest Air France jet broke up in sky - Yahoo! News: "Autopsies revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of Air France disaster victims, a Brazilian official said Wednesday. Experts said those injuries — and the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic — strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air."

Iran accuses US of meddling after disputed vote - Yahoo! News

Iran accuses US of meddling after disputed vote - Yahoo! News: "Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of 'intolerable' meddling in its internal affairs, alleging for the first time that Washington has fueled a bitter postelection dispute. Opposition supporters marched in huge numbers through Tehran's streets for a third straight day to protest the outcome of the balloting."

Obama spells out major financial rules overhaul - Yahoo! News

Obama spells out major financial rules overhaul - Yahoo! News: "President Barack Obama proposed sweeping new 'rules of the road' for the nation's financial system Wednesday, casting the changes as a critically important response to the economic crisis and the greatest regulatory transformation since the Great Depression."

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