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Iran Finds 'No Major Fraud' in Presidential Vote | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

"There is a long and rich political tradition within Iran of labeling one's opponents as lackeys of America, stooges of Britain," said Afshin Molavi of the New America Foundation. "The Mousavi challenge to the current order of the Islamic Republic is ...
Afshin Molavi | June 23, 2009

Iran's Future Unclear Following Presidential Election | The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

AFSHIN MOLAVI, fellow, New America Foundation: Well, you know, Margaret, this is very common in Iranian presidential elections.

In the 2005 elections, you had four or five candidates declare early victory. So, in a sense...

MARGARET WARNER: But the election commission?

AFSHIN MOLAVI: That's right.

Afshin Molavi | June 12, 2009

Rifts in GOP May Hinder Efforts to Build Unity Among Party Faithful | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Reihan Salam, a fellow at the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan public policy institute in Washington, he's also the co-author of the book "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream. ...
Reihan Salam | May 25, 2009

Obama, Cheney Speeches Reframe Debate on Security Policy | The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

STEVE COLL: Well, after all, President Bush said that he wanted to close Guantanamo, too. That was the declared policy of the Bush administration. What the vice president said was it turns out it's very complicated. Well, President Obama went through ...
Steve Coll | May 21, 2009

Israel's Next Top Diplomat Has History of Ruffling Feathers | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

"The interesting twist in this is that Lieberman sees himself as one of the country's future leaders," said Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator and now a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. "He wants to show he can handle Israel's ...
Daniel Levy | March 20, 2009

Obama Names New Health Care Team to Tackle Reform Agenda | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

LEN NICHOLS, New America Foundation: Well, you know, Nancy-Ann brings a wealth of experience in Washington. In some ways, she complements Governor Sebelius almost perfectly.

Len Nichols | March 2, 2009

Obama's Vow to Halve Deficit Puts Focus on Budget Plan | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Budget at the New America Foundation. And Robert Greenstein heads the Center on Budget and Policy priorities. And since all three of you were involved in the breakout ...
Maya MacGuineas | February 23, 2009

Obama Strives for Long-term Fiscal Fix at Summit | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

They will be joined by representatives that span across a range of organizations and think tanks including the AARP, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the US Chamber of Commerce, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and American Enterprise ...
February 23, 2009

Federal Budget Deficit Projected to Skyrocket in 2009 | Newshour with Jim Lehrer

MAYA MACGUINEAS, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: Well, that's right. I mean, a $1.2 trillion deficit; the number is absolutely staggering. And we really have sort of the deck stacked against us. Original article
Maya MacGuineas | January 8, 2009

After Tough Year, Republicans Mull Next Steps | NewsHour

REIHAN SALAM: Unfortunately, no. I think that one real danger for the Republican Party is that the Republican base is veering far away from the mainstream ...
Reihan Salam | December 17, 2008