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In Iran, the struggle for power continues.

Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

President Osman-inijad has flown to Russia for a previously scheduled meeting, but in Iran itself,

it's anything but business as usual. Foreign journalists are restricted today, but there are

reports of new demonstrations in Tehran and elsewhere, both for and against the government.

The Guardian Council has ordered a partial recount of last week's

voting, but the official loser wants a new election. Central authority is under more pressure

for change than at any time since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. We'll get assessments from

several points of view. On reporter's notebook later on, gun control and states' rights in the

mountains of Western America.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

Demonstrations for and against the government continued today in Iran. We'll hear about the most

serious challenge to the central government since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. On reporter's

notebook, Western states are challenging federal authority on education, civil rights, land use,

and gun control.

First is this news update at the White House today with South Korea's President Lee

Myeongbach at his side. President Obama said North Korea's past behavior won't work again.

Previously, he said, belligerence has been rewarded after a time with food and fuel and

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