Iran has an Election but is it Democracy?

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Even before voters went to the polls in Iran today, President Bush denounced the election as undemocratic. Religious leaders allowed just 8 of 1000 candidates to run for President. One has withdrawn and there are no women included. Millions of voters are said to be apathetic after a popular reformer failed to make change during eight years in office. With half of Iran-s population under 25, have young people turned out in large numbers? Will reforms promised by leading candidates have any chance of success? What about nuclear development and relations with the United States? We update today-s voting with journalists from the West and Middle East, and Iran's first ambassador to the United Nations. Making News: After Four Quakes in Four Days, What Comes Next? This morning-s newspapers reported that Californians were nervous after three significant earthquakes in less than a week. Last night, after the papers had gone to press, there was a fourth. Susan Hough, a seismologist with the US Geological Survey, has details. Reporter's Notebook: FDA Panel Approves Drug Aimed at Blacks If the FDA gives final approval, NitroMed will start marketing BiDil to 750,000 African Americans who suffer from heart failure. Evidence shows that blacks are especially prone to heart failure, get it younger and are more likely to die because they don-t respond as well as others to existing treatments. Is it being commercially exploited? We hear from a member of the FDA advisory panel and a dissenter from the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Even before voters went to the polls in Iran today, President Bush denounced the election as undemocratic. Religious leaders allowed just 8 of 1000 candidates to run for President. One has withdrawn and there are no women included. Millions of voters are said to be apathetic after a popular reformer failed to make change during eight years in office. With half of Iran-s population under 25, have young people turned out in large numbers? Will reforms promised by leading candidates have any chance of success? What about nuclear development and relations with the United States? We update today-s voting with journalists from the West and Middle East, and Iran's first ambassador to the United Nations.
  • Making News: After Four Quakes in Four Days, What Comes Next?
    This morning-s newspapers reported that Californians were nervous after three significant earthquakes in less than a week. Last night, after the papers had gone to press, there was a fourth. Susan Hough, a seismologist with the US Geological Survey, has details.
  • Reporter's Notebook: FDA Panel Approves Drug Aimed at Blacks
    If the FDA gives final approval, NitroMed will start marketing BiDil to 750,000 African Americans who suffer from heart failure. Evidence shows that blacks are especially prone to heart failure, get it younger and are more likely to die because they don-t respond as well as others to existing treatments. Is it being commercially exploited? We hear from a member of the FDA advisory panel and a dissenter from the National Human Genome Research Institute.

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