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Controversy Over Vote Continues In Iran [podcast 1 min 42 sec]

Violence and controversy continue to ripple through Iran in the wake of the disputed presidential election. On Sunday, runner-up Mir Hossein Mousavi lodged a complaint with Iran's top court, asking that the results be overturned.

Elsewhere, a victory rally for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmandinejad drew tens of thousands, and at a news conference, the incumbent president defended the vote.

Guest host Guy Raz rounds up the latest from Tehran and from Washington, D.C., where Vice President Biden gave a cautious U.S. reaction.
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