U.S. journalist in Iran freed from prison

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Reporting from Beirut -- Authorities released Iranian American journalist Roxana Saberi from a Tehran prison today after an Iranian appeals court suspended her sentence on an espionage charge, said an Iranian judiciary official.

Saberi's sentence was trimmed from eight years in prison to a two-year suspended sentence after a lengthy appeals court hearing today, attorney Abdul-Samad Khorramshahi said in a telephone interview from the Iranian capital...

Good, I am glad she is free.

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Analysts say Saberi's case carries implications for the Obama administration as it seeks to improve relations with Tehran and resolve long-standing grievances over Iran's nuclear program and support for militant anti-Israeli organizations.

Other articles I've read on this case also say this is a nod from the moderate clerics in Iran that they wish to improve their relations with the new President Obama and hopefully alleviate the constrained from the Bush administration on their nuclear energy policy.

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Analysts say Saberi's case carries implications for the Obama administration as it seeks to improve relations with Tehran and resolve long-standing grievances over Iran's nuclear program and support for militant anti-Israeli organizations.

Other articles I've read on this case also say this is a nod from the moderate clerics in Iran that they wish to improve their relations with the new President Obama and hopefully alleviate the constrained from the Bush administration on their nuclear energy policy.

OMG! Don't tell the hardcore Republican's talking can sometimes be valuable!

I read this online earlier today, good news indeed! And I think it was also on another thread.