• At least seven demonstrators were killed in Iran Monday, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left the country to attend a conference in Russia. Iran's opposition has rejected a recount, calling instead for a new election. — BBC News
  • Iran has banned international press from protests that continue today, citing a bias. The government has also tried to stop text messages and Twitter. — CNN
  • Sarah Palin has released a statement accepting David Letterman's apology for making a "bad joke" about her daughter. — ABC News
  • Former President Jimmy Carter met with Hamas's leader today, calling on Israel to lift the blockade and to stop treating Palestinians like animals. — AFP
  • Sonia Sotomayor's comments on legal lessons learned from Sept. 11 could draw criticism from privacy advocates. — Fox News

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