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Women's voices in Iran have been agents of change through politics, literature, religion and poetry even though women continue to be targets of persecution. And 30 years after the Iranian revolution swept away many freedoms, the women's movement continues to grow.

Leaders of the fractured, demoralized national Republican Party on Friday turned to Michael Steele — a charismatic African-American — to lead it into the future. Already, one thing seems clear: The party needs to write a new post-Bush chapter. Quickly.

Nearly 12 years after former Vice President Al Gore returned from Kyoto, Japan, he returned to the U.S. Senate to offer his former colleagues advice about how to approach international climate negotiations this year in Copenhagen.

The stimulus bill working its way through the House is full of money for schools, cities and infrastructure. But who's being left out? Host Alex Cohen talks to Politico's Victoria McGrane about the winners and losers in the stimulus bill.

Some of the nation's most popular magazines give listeners a sneak preview of their upcoming issues. Yanick Rice Lamb, of Heart & Soul magazine and Harriette Cole, of Ebony magazine, discuss their February issues, which include stories on the Obamas and healthy relationships.

Pope Benedict XVI's decision to rehabilitate four excommunicated bishops — including a Holocaust denier — has caused dismay among Jewish leaders. But many Catholics fear it may point to a repudiation of the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.

Hillary Clinton told reporters at the State Department that with Barack Obama now in the White House, Iran has a "clear opportunity" to engage meaningfully. She also said she had sensed relief among foreign diplomats with the change of administration.

On this week's "Africa Update," Islamist insurgents seize the seat of Somalia's parliament. Plus, Rwanda arrests a Congolese rebel leader, while Zimbabwe's opposition party is critical of the latest power-sharing deal. For analysis of news and events from Africa, Tony Cox talks with Bill Fletcher.

Today marks the end of an international symposium at San Diego Hospice that's focused on keeping people comfortable as they die. They say their brand of medicine saves money and it makes a lot more se

European foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss how to work together with the Obama administration after eight years of chilly trans-Atlantic relations. One issue to decide is whether to accept detainees released from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.