Before ending his day at Friday prayers, Rafsanjani called for the release of all those who had been arrested in the aftermath of the election. Soon after, protests erupted and 15 more people were arrested, protesters were beaten with batons and tear gas launched against protesters. For those affected by the tear gas, one of Rafasanjani’s final quotes was quite appropriate, “Today is a bitter day,”Source:#IRANELECTION
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich debuts in Friday’s edition of The Examiner as a weekly political commentator, writing a broadly focused column on national and international politics, public figures and current issues...Gingrich’s column will appear on Fridays in both the print and online editions of The Washington Examiner and the San Francisco Examiner.
Gingrich is a true conservative who believes in low taxation and balanced budgets. He played a major role in the formulation of the Contract with America in 1994. The Contract with America was introduced six weeks before the 1994 Congressional election. On the back of the Contract the Republican Party gained majorities in the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years.
Gingrich is highly intelligent and a creative thinker. He is a veritable powerhouse of ideas and is not afraid to slay sacred cows. It is anticipated that Gingrich may throw his hat into the ring for the Republican Party nomination for the 2012 presidential election. This column may offer pointers as to his future intentions.
Fine Gael is going live on tomorrow (Friday) at 11am with its new internally designed and created website. The new website has many characteristics, including FG TV, that make it more useful and more user-friendly:
· New fresh, up to date design
·All information compressed into one portal page for ease of access
· Visitors can customise the page layout and give preference to their subjects of interestFG TV allows for:
· Live broadcast facilities
· Direct interaction with the public
· Live streaming of events
· Video on demand
· Viewing interviews
· Review on location reports
· Public opinion to be heard on Vox-pops
· There is a Search facility for each section allowing for more accurate search results
· All technologies are in-house including the design and creation of the website
· All third party services are provided by Ireland based companies.
Fine Gael Leader, Enda Kenny stated: “Fine Gael is a party with a vision for the future and part of realising that vision is to interact constantly with the public, our members and the media. Our new website will I believe, prove to be an invaluable online tool in enhancing that direct contact which I believe is essential to political success.”
