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First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Who is Hassan Rowhani

The June 14 Iranian presidential election was won by Hassan Fereidoun Rowhani. With approximately 51 percent of the votes, he was far ahead of the five other candidates.Rowhani was born in 1948 in the north Iranian city of Sorkheh, Semnan Province. He ... [Published Cutting Edge News - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Hassan Rohani, Iran, Nuclear, Supreme National Security Council

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Latin Americans Have a Negative View of Iran

Venezuelan Pres. Hugo Chavez and Iranian Pres. Mahmoud AhmadinejadA majority of Latin Americans have a negative view of Iran, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center released the same week in which Iranians went to the polls to elect ... [Published Cutting Edge News - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, James Bell, Government of Iran

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

James Clapper

Security Lapse Provokes Criticism of Role of Intelligence Contractors

The Obama administration promised four years ago that it would significantly shrink the number of private contractors working for U.S. intelligence agencies. But a key member of Congress said this week she remains unconvinced the administration has done ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: James Clapper, Dianne Feinstein, Intelligence Community

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps

What to Expect from Iran under Hassan Rouhani

The 686 men who expressed their desire to run in Iran's presidential election were whittled down to 8 -- not by primaries, debates and polls, but by the six theologians and six jurists on the Guardian Council. The candidates had to be Iranian-born, over ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Iran, Hassan Rohani, Nuclear, Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, Sanctions

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

St. Petersburg's Cultural Warrior Takes Aim At Fast Food

He gained renown as the champion of a law against "gay propaganda." He memorably crossed swords with Madonna. And now Vitaly Milonov has a new bone to pick -- fast food.Milonov, a lawmaker in the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, is calling for national ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Fast Food, Trans Fats, Vasily Bochkaryov

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Nemat Shafik

Cut Energy Subsidies and Reduce Global CO2 by 13 Percent

Climate change is one of the most urgent issues of our time, yet most countries in the Middle East and North Africa continue to subsidize energy derived from fossil fuels. Seeking solutions, The Guardian launched a three part Global Public Leaders Series ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Nemat Shafik, Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming/Climate Change, Jordan, Carbon Emissions

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Why Isn’t Disruptive Technology Lifting Us Out of the Recession?

The weakness of the economic recovery in advanced economies raises questions about the ability of new technologies to drive growth. After all, in the years since the global financial crisis, consumers in advanced economies have adopted new technologies ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Disruptive Technologies, Recession, Autonomous Vehicles, Workers

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Petagon Must Change the Way It Does Bussines

On increasingly rare occasions, the relentless cacophony inside the Beltway gives way to harmony. Such was the case last week when the doyens of DC’s think-tank community united their voices to urge painful yet necessary Pentagon reforms. On Monday, a ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Jim Cooper, Marilyn Ware, Christopher Preble, Gordon Adams

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Alexandria Enters PV Solar Project with a Catholic School in Egypt

Once the most powerful seat of learning in Egypt, Alexandria has some catching up to do when it comes to renewable energy. Which may be why the governor has entered into an agreement with a Catholic technical institute to bolster photovoltaic education ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Alexandria (Egypt), Catholic, Egypt, Don Bosco

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Israelis Build World's First Eye-Free Smartphone

Project RAY, now launching in the US, opens the benefits of digital access to commercial and public services to people with visual disabilities.The world’s first smartphone for people with visual disabilities, already making daily life easier for many ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Smartphone, QUALCOMM Inc, Disability

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Sorting Out the Situation in Turkey

Turkey, although nominally part of the West, is in most ways culturally closer to the Middle East. Turks live with pent-up grievances -- as do we all -- but with virtually no way to resolve them. People in a supposedly democratic Turkey are reluctant ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Turkey, Sunni Islam, Religion

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Rising Terror Risks Against Western Africa Energy and Economic Infrastructure

The continent of Africa, and in particular the countries south of Sahara, are center of wide scale activity for Israeli companies who have been acting at the area since the end of 50`s. The activity was first led by the Israeli Foreign Office, who in ... [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al-Qaeda, Threat

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...by the real Iranian power centers, the U S declared its acceptance of the result, congratulating the people for their "courage in voting" and being "determined to make their voices heard, despite the limitations the ruling government imposed on the political process." There have already been calls to "strengthen" Rouhani, "strengthen" the moderates -- much like the calls to "strengthen" Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian...

What to Expect from Iran under Hassan Rouhani [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 17 2013]

"It's not an initiative to limit fast food in the country," he said. "It's an initiative to limit the use of trans fats in fast food in our country. I was inspired by the wave of civic activity in Great Britain during the Olympics. I am joining the movement that had the slogan: 'Winners don't eat these dinners.' I believe it's a correct slogan. If an international company is using trans fats to make food then they should have to make a choice: either they switch to using natural ingredients that aren't modified, or else they aren't going to produce it because it is very dangerous for people's health, especially for children.”"

St. Petersburg's Cultural Warrior Takes Aim At Fast Food [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 16 2013]

..."Time is running out," he said. "We have only a few months. The danger is a global one, which will change the face of history. Iran could have hundreds of atomic bombs and hundreds of long-range missiles." He added: "The danger is many times bigger than North Korea." Against this background, the Israeli military's former intelligence chief, Maj Gen...

New Iran Crisis Looming [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 12 2013]

"The Procurement Office acquires the products and services required to support the IRS mission,” according to its website. The office is located in Oxon Hill, Maryland. A recent Inspector General report detailed nearly $50 million in wasteful spending by the IRS. Agency employees stayed at luxurious Las Vegas hotels for IRS-sponsored conferences, paid a keynote speaker $17,000 to paint a picture of U2 singer Bono, and spent $50,000 on parody videos of “Star Trek.” The IRS has also been the focus of several scandals, including the targeting of conservative political groups for additional scrutiny when applying for non-profit statues during the 2010 and 2012 elections."

IRS Seeks Advanced Surveillance Equipment [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 12 2013]

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Petagon Must Change the Way It Does Bussines [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 15 2013]
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Israelis Build World's First Eye-Free Smartphone [Published Cutting Edge News - Jun 14 2013]
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