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In the 1940s, an entertainment impresario named Stanley Beebe routinely walked his star, Rosie the bear, through the streets of New York, shuttling her to gigs at recording studios and arenas.
Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets across the country, protesting the corruption and social inequities that make up life in this booming, emerging Latin American giant.
As Iran heads to the polls to elect a successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, they find themselves torn between making a choice for themselves and a statement to the West.