About Those Iran Polls - Behind the Numbers

Washington Post by Jon Cohen | Jun. 15, 2009 (News Analysis)

Public opinion surveys are central to the Iranian opposition's argument that the elections there were rigged for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: they cite unspecified polls showing the main challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi with a "strong lead in the final days of the campaign," according to the New York Times. Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 20, 2009

This is good news analysis, going behind the summary data in the poll quoted in the WaPo. Again, it is not conclusive, but cautionary about jumping to conclusions.

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by Joey Baker - Jun. 15, 2009

Takes a hard look at a commonly quoted source and effectively removes it's quality, and reason for being sourced.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Jun. 15, 2009

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by Derek Hawkins - Jun. 15, 2009

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Washington Post by Ken Ballen, Patrick Doherty | Jun. 15, 2009 (Poll)

The election results in Iran may reflect the will of the Iranian people. Many experts are claiming that the margin of victory of incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was ...

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