The Ewok of Iran has suggested that younger marriages will help his country's birth rate increase, but it's possible that he's just trying to get the entire country featured on the next season of MTV's 16 and Pregnant.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wanted to appoint three women to his cabinet, but conservative clerics objected because of "religious doubts over the abilities of women when it comes to management." Sounds like old objections in America over women managers. [BBC]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that he will appoint three female ministers to his cabinet; a move thought to be a means to appease critics who believe that the Iranian government does not pay enough attention to women's issues.

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