Blog entries for Reza Goharzad

Politics Today-Sunday11/23/2008 Guest will be Dr Banafsheh Akhlaghi Director of Amnecty Internationa

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Obama & Human Right in world

Iran's green light in Iraq

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States. This is a good thing, as it provides a legal basis for US forces in Iraq after a United Nations mandate for those forces runs out on Dec. 31, and sets a deadline for withdrawal of combat troops by the end of 2011. But there is also a more ambiguous significan [...]

The Worst Is Not Behind Us

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the points that I have made for the last few months on the outlook for the U.S. and global economy, as well as for financial markets:

--The U.S. will experience its most severe recession since World War II, much worse and longer and deeper than even the 1974-1975 and 1980-1982 recessions. The recession will continue until at least the end of 2009 for a cumulative gross domestic product drop of over 4%; the unemployment rate will likely reach 9%. The U.S. consumer is shopped-out, saving less a [...]

Tears of Joy,Tears of Relief

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are no longer the majority, and we will see their flame of hate fizzle out in our lifetime. There was another important "first" last night. Never before in our history has an avowed anti-war candidate been elected president during a time of war. I hope President-elect Obama remembers that as he considers expanding the war in Afghanistan. The faith we now have will be lost if he forgets the main issue on which he beat his fellow Dems in the primaries and then a great war hero in the gen [...]

'Change has come to America'.

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Jewish Voters For Obama increasing

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Jewish voters nationwide have grown increasingly comfortable with voting for Barack Obama for president since the Illinois senator secured the Democratic nomination in June. They now favor Obama over John McCain by more than 3 to 1, 74% to 22%. (Gallup poll, October 23, 2008)

Call Him John The Careless

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Republican Party will punish characteristics displayed in the campaign's closing days.

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Some polls show that Palin has become an even heavier weight in John McCain's saddle than his association with George W. Bush. Did McCain, who seems to think that Palin's never having attended a "Georgetown cocktail party" is sufficient qualification for the vice presidency, lift an eyebrow when she said that vice presidents "are in charge of the United States Senat [...]

Politics Today : Sunday 6 -7Pm Economy & US Election

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Reza Goharzad & Dr Reza Bavafa Economist will review candidates Economic plan

Concern Over arrest of Iranian-American Student

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Los Angeles Times: U.S policies may have contributed to Iran Revolution,

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conditions that helped destabilize Iran in the late 1970s and contributed to the country's Islamic Revolution.

A trove of transcripts, memos and other correspondence show sharp differences over rising oil prices developing between the Republican administrations and Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi in the mid-1970s, says a report to be published today in the fall issue of Middle East Journal, an academic journal published by the Washington-based Middle East Institute, a think tank.
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Colin Powell Endorses Obama

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(CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign."

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<h1>The First Endorsement of Barack Obama for President by a Major Newspaper</h1>
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that we endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president. The choice is made easy in part by Mr. McCain's disappointing campaign, above all his irresponsible selection of a running mate who is not ready to be president. It is made easy in larger part, though, because of our admiration for Mr. Obama and the impressive qualities he has shown during this long race. Yes, we have reservations and concerns, almost inevitably, given Mr. Obama's relatively brief experience in national politics. Bu [...]
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<h1>Live Last Presidential Debate (Obama Vs Mc Cain) tonight with translations of Highlights</h1>
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Live Last Presidential Debate (Obama Vs Mc Cain) tonight with translations of Highlights-Reza Goharzad 6Pm-Pm
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<h1>The Debate in Nashville -Imbecilic Tedium</h1>
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The West is Broke

George C. Wilson
Butter Over Guns? McCain and Obama on Defense Issues

Andy Worthington
Seized in Pakistan

Charles R. Larson
"I'm John McCain and I Approved This Lie"

Patrick Irelan
Ecuador's Choice

Matthew Koehler
Log, Baby, Log: Bailing Out the Timber Industry

Stanley Heller
Time to Design a New Economy

Daniel Gross
Working Class Hero: Alexandra Svoboda

If You were The Boss... which team would you hire?

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relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude

Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in history and B.A. in political science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)

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McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank 894 out of 899 (meaning that, like George Bush, McCain was at the bottom of his class)

Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University o [...]

Dont Shoot Barak Obama

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of African-American men. He talks about the challenges he faces as a black man in the US and what Obama's presidential campaign has meant to him

Tuesday September 16th 2008

Brian Egeston down at the barbershop, listening to the debate

As an African-American man my main challenges are skating around subliminal racism and trying to decide what is racist and what is just people being buttholes. I'll give you an example. I always have a press pass, but my press pass [...]

Debate or No Debate?First Presidntial Debate Friday Sept 26th

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p>The White House rivals maneuvered to claim the leadership role in resolving the economic turmoil that has overshadowed their campaign six weeks before Election Day. Obama said he would proceed with his debate preparations while consulting with bailout negotiators and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. McCain said he would stop all advertising, fundraising and other campaign events to return to Washington and work for a bipartisan solution.

"It's my belief that this is exactly the [...]

Obama hammers McCain over Social Security

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Steinhauser(CNN)

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama told voters in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Saturday that if Sen. John McCain became presid [...]

Palin excitement levels off as Democrats regain lead

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The Alaska governor came out swinging at the Republican National Convention, energizing her party's base and shifting the momentum to John McCain's favor.

At rallies in the week following the convention, the McCain-Palin duo saw their best attendance and a newfound zeal, and the Republican ticket took [...]

Politics Today : Senator John Kerry on Iran

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on a foreign policy issue which demands nothing less than our full efforts to find a diplomatic solution.

As our nation's intelligence agencies made clear in December 2007, now is the time for a sustained and assertive diplomacy to dissuade Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons. Sustained diplomacy does not mean that the threat of an Iran with nuclear weapons has gone away. In fact, we know that Iran once had a secret nuclear weapons program and that it continues to produce fissile m [...]