Sunday Edition Preview 031608

Hey folks,

Happy Sunday to you. Coming up today? Another fully loaded Sunday. It’s Not Over Till It’s Over, Obama Tries To Distance Yet Stay Close, a FISA update, Ashley Alexandra Dupré, yup, and of course the Health and Science segment, and the IWA. All coming right up.

First though, according to CTV - Hard-liners take early edge in Iran's elections
Updated Sat. Mar. 15 2008 6:03 AM ET

The Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran -- Hard-line allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pulled ahead in Iran's parliamentary elections, according to partial results Saturday, but the president's conservative critics were making a strong showing that could unsettle his domination of the legislature.

Reformists, meanwhile, struggled to create an effective minority bloc after large numbers of their candidates -- many of which support better relations with the West -- were barred from the race. The United States said the results were “cooked” because of the disqualifications.

OF COURSE THEY ARE! I told you all the back on February 29 in response to this.

“At home, the Iranian president may welcome a foreign policy success to distract attention from the economy and double-digit inflation before a March parliamentary election that will test his popularity and indicate his chance for re-election in 2009.”

Give me a break. Seriously? He is not going anywhere.

Many reform supporters spent election day Friday deliberating whether to vote and give legitimacy to a contest many of them saw as unfair, or boycott and ensure an even stronger conservative domination of parliament.

Break,

In the 95 of parliament's 290 seats decided so far, pro-Ahmadinejad hard-liners won 39 seats and reformists 13, according to results announced by state television and the official news agency IRNA and reports from local officials speaking to The Associated Press.

We will not know for a few days the OFFICIAL outcome, but YOU already know, because I told you already. {Smile}

Anyway, here we go. Go get some coffee. Mine is Butterscotch Toffee. Get ready, let’s get right to it.
Peter

Sources:
OPNTalk - Little Hitler Going To Iraq
CTV- Hard-liners take early edge in Iran's elections