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1. Cal students join protests over tuition hikes
(U.S./Nation)

... system just a decade ago. University regents also faced protesters Thursday, when they announced the tuition hike in Los Angeles. A student from the University of California, San Diego, said she will ...

2. VIDEO: 14 arrested as UCLA students clash with police over 32% tuition hike
(U.S./Nation)

After clashing with police during a near riot Wednesday, about 200 protesters gathered at UCLA again Thursday, as regents vote on a 32 percent increase in student fees. The increase would affect every ...

3. Obama addresses America’s students and urges them to work hard
(U.S./Nation)

... they call his socialist agenda. Some schools decided not to show the speech, and some parents said they would keep their children home. A small group of protesters rallied outside the school where the ...

4. Smelting plant stormed by Chinese after their children diagnosed with lead poisoning
(World/International)

... were sent to Shaanxi province's Changqing township after villagers broke into the smelting plant Monday. The protesters broke down the fence surrounding a special plant railway. Police say they are in ...

5. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sworn in as Iranian President while protesters kept in control
(World/International)

... district. Throughout the city and the main squares the heavy presence of police and military, as well as Basiji militia, could be seen well into the evening. On Monday, too, thousands of protesters hit ...

6. Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano submits resignation letter
(N.J./State)

... youngest mayor, Cammarano had earlier this week rebuffed calls for his resignation, even after protesters picketed outside his home and rallied in front of City Hall. Cammarano, a Democrat, had served ...

7. Analysis: What does the Honduran democracy and constitution provide?
(World/International)

... exile. But it is mere speculation to say whether that support could have shifted things in his favor. A night-time curfew, a government-imposed media blackout and a brutal crackdown on protesters have ...

8. President calls on Americans to 'summon spirit' of founding fathers
(U.S./Nation)

... Republican Senator John McCain, meanwhile, wants stronger U.S. language against Iran's violent crackdown on protesters. President Obama, in his weekly address, asks Americans to remember the sacrifices ...

9. U.S. government threatens to prosecute waterboarding on Torture Accountability Action Day
(Opinion/Commentary)

... greatest hypocrisy is not that tour groups can make noise whereas citizens with a political message cannot. The greatest hypocrisy is not that our president is speaking up for protesters as long as they ...

10. Supreme Leader: Iran will not yield to pressure
(World/International)

... wife, Zahra Rahnavard, is calling for protests to continue and for all arrested protesters to be released. Hundreds of Iranian politicians, journalists, intellectuals, as well as ordinary citizens have ...

11. Spokesman Mohsen Makhmalbaf says Iranian election was 'Coup d'Etat
(World/International)

... presidential vote. The Italian government has instructed its embassy in Iran to provide humanitarian assistance to protesters wounded during the clashes, pending an EU vote on a proposal to coordinate ...

12. Iranian government actions bring criticism from international community
(World/International)

... that foreign countries are manipulating protesters in Iran. Meanwhile, authorities in Tehran say they have arrested Faezeh Hashemi - the eldest daughter of former President Rafsanjani. Last week, Hashemi ...

13. Report: Iranian protesters killed in clashes with police
(World/International)

... Mahmoud Ahmedinejad June 12. On Saturday, thousands of protesters took to the streets and clashed with police, despite a warning by the country's supreme leader to halt demonstrations. State-run television ...

14. Protesters with tech skills battle Iranian government on the Internet
(World/International)

BY MICHAEL BOWMAN VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — In the days since Iran's contested presidential vote, demonstrators have proved resourceful and adept in bypassing a government clampdown on information sharing. ...

15. Goose wars start again as removal program begins in N.J.
(N.J./State)

... told the Philadelphia Inquirer. Feld and other protesters, including the Friends of Animals and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, favor non-lethal methods of control such as coating goose ...

16. Iranians mourn in Tehran for election unrest victims
(World/International)

...  Defeated reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi called on his supporters to gather Thursday and wear black to mourn those killed in post-election violence. At least seven protesters were killed by ...

17. Iran election a dilemma for Obama administration
(World/International)

... an awkward position. Analysts say that Mr. Obama must be seen as approving of the protesters without backing them - a critical difference in a country where foreign support can be construed as interference ...

18. Report: Demonstrator killed by gunfire at Iranian election protests
(World/International)

... corrupted our election. Mr. Ahmadinejad has dismissed the protesters' claims, saying the election was free and fair. Defeated candidate Mousavi has continued to urge calm in a message on his Internet ...

19. United States withholds judgment on Iran’s presidential election results
(World/International)

... in Friday's vote was so large that it cannot be questioned. Official results showed him beating his reformist challenger nearly two-to-one. Sunday saw a second day of clashes between protesters and security ...

20. China blocks popular web sites ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
(World/International)

... at his home south of Shaghai. He is one of five people who signed an open letter to the government asking for better treatment of former Tiananmen Square protesters. China has never allowed an independent ...