Rudi Bakhtiar

Rudi Bakhtiar (born June 21, 1966 in Fresno, California) (born Rudabeh Bakhtiar, in Persian:رودابه بختیار) is an Iranian-American journalist

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Although born in California, Bakhtiar was raised in Iran until the revolution when her family moved to the United States. She attended University of California, Los Angeles, where she received a B.S. in biology, planning to be a doctor.

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Bakhtiar joined CNN in 1996. She was on the air live on CNN Headline News on September 11, 2001 when the terrorist attacks of that day began.

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In 2002, Bakhtiar received the Iranian American Republican Council Achievement Award.

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June 21: June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. This day usually marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, and thus is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight ...

1966: 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar)...

Fresno, California: Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 427,652. 2005 estimates by the California Department of Finance approximate a city population of 464,727 and a metropolitan area of 1,002,284. Fresno is the sixth-largest city in Califo...

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