Iran’s Presidential elections did not going as smooth as the government had hoped. There was much bad-mouthing by rivals Mir Hossein Mousavi and incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leading up to the elections and things got really out of hand post-election. Both men claimed victory but in the end, the government ruled in Ahmadinejad’s favor, bringing accusations of fraud and corruption.

The result of all this is a country in political unrest, with Mousavi supporters taking it to the streets of Iran head-on against public order police.

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Elena Basescu, daughter of Romanian President Traian Basescu, has done plenty of modeling and parties often. Her reputation has dubbed her the “Romanian Paris Hilton” and obvious good reason, no? Italy’s prime minister / media mogul Silvio Berlusconi has said he wants to see some “fresh faces” in the upcoming 2009 European parliamentary elections, but we’re not sure if this is what he had in mind.

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The design says it all. Head to Joshua’s website to see what else he’s cooking up.

Thanks to designyoutrust

President-Elect Barack Obama announced last week that he would be posting a weekly address via YouTube to discuss key current issues.  Today, the first of these “fireside chats” was posted on YouTube.  He brings urgency to key issues like unemployment and the failing auto industry.

Thanks Gizmodo!

Apparently, there was a whole lot going on Tuesday night apart from Obama winning the Presidential election.  Apparently, social networking sites like Twitter revealed that not only were people running down their neighborhood streets, but some were expressing some election night passions, giving rise to speculation that maternity wards in blue states would be unusually busy in nine months time.

The phrase “Obama Baby” has already been indentified and defined by Urban Dictionary.

“A child conceived after Obama was proclaimed President by way of celebratory sex, or any baby born under Barack Obama’s term(s),” is the entry.

It helpfully adds an example of its use: “I was born July 2009. I’m an Obama baby!”

Well, guess we’ll be keeping a close eye on the raise in population nine months from now.  You guys think this theory’s going to hold true?

Congratulations to Barack Obama for becoming the next President of the United States!! CNN is reporting that he has won California, giving him the edge needed to break 270 electoral votes.  Virginia has also gone to Obama, giving Barack 297 electoral votes in total so far.

The 44th President of the United States will also be the first Black President of the United States.  Look for Obama to make his speech in Chicago tonight.

The Obama camp just released this clip of Barack and his family heading to the polls earlier this morning and submitting his ballot. Wonder who they voted for? If you haven’t run out to the voting booths, then you should really go do that. Right now. Seriously. Go.

Thanks Bryan for the video!