Mark Pack

Daily View 2×2: 21 June 2009

By | Sun 21st June 2009 - 8:00 am

Welcome to the Sunday outing for The Voice’s Daily View series. As it’s a Sunday, today it comes with a special Obama in tights extravaganza.

2 Big Stories

Iranian protests continue despite crackdown

The BBC reports:

Iranian police have used water cannon, batons, tear gas and live rounds to break up protests over the presidential election, witnesses in Tehran say.

A BBC reporter said he saw one man shot and others injured amid running fights

Defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi repeated calls for the election to be annulled on the grounds it was rigged.

Their round-up page for the latest Iranian news is well worth a visit, bringing together reports, analysis and background information all in one place, not to mention links through to where Iranian news is coming through on social media sites.

Gordon Brown: stay or go?

News of the World on Gordon Brown: “He WILL be leading the party at the next election”
Mail on Sunday on Gordon Brown: “Plans to quit before next election to avoid humiliating defeat”

Trust that’s clear. So on we go…

2 Must-Read Blog Posts

Peter Black buys, and reads, the Telegraph
Meanwhile, Neil Stockley has been looking at the polls

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