Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Mehdi Karroubi
Born: September 26, 1937 (age 87)
Bio: Mehdi Karroubi is an Iranian Shia cleric and reformist politician leading National Trust Party. He was the chairman of the parliament from 1989 to 1992 and 2000 to 2004, and a presidential candidate in the 2005 and 2009 presidential elections.