Opposition: Iran Rulers more brutal than shah (AP)

November 14, 2009

FILE - In this Thursday Sept. 24, 2009 file photo, Iranian film director Hana Makhmalbaf protests as she arrives at a movie theater holding a banner against Iranian president  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and a portrait of Neda Agha Soltan, a woman who was killed in a Tehran protest, at the 57th Film Festival in San Sebastian, northern Spain. Iran's political turmoil has raised a culture clash, as hundreds of Iranian musicians, actors, filmmakers, poets and writers have spoken out against the government for its suppression of dissent, which has led to the deaths of 69 people and the arrest of thousands amid widespread reports of torture. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)AP - Iran's opposition leaders say the country's clerical rulers are more brutal than the shah's regime.


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Google, Plaintiffs Submit Revised Book Search Settlement (PC World)

November 14, 2009
PC World - Right up against a deadline to submit a revised settlement agreement to a judge overseeing a lawsuit filed against Google by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, the parties filed their second take near midnight on Friday.No tag for this post.













The Macalope Weekly: Business 101 (Macworld.com)

November 14, 2009
Macworld.com - Looks like there some people out there could use some schoolin’ on how to do business. A rather surprising admission from a Microsoft exec gets us kicked off this week but, as silly as Microsoft is, the App Store takes the cake yet again. And last, a well-reasoned, polite discussion about Apple’s strategy, featuring the Macalope and two knuckleheads.No tag for this post.