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The government says order has been restored in Myanmar, following a crackdown on recent anti-government demonstrations. But some say the bloodshed has made security forces squeamish about using violence to quell any future protests.

In Myanmar's largest city, troops appear to ease their lockdown after the largest anti-government protests in decades, as a U.N. envoy hopes for a meeting with the country's top military leader to convey the people's demands for democracy.

Monks in Myanmar have ceased coming out of their temples and the military is cracking down on what remains of public protests. Melissa Block talks with the U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Yangon, Myanmar, about the situation. The Charge d'Affaires says conducting diplomacy with the Myanmar government has been difficult at best.

Soldiers in Myanmar try to crush dissent by breaking up street gatherings of activists, occupying key Buddhist monasteries and cutting public Internet access, raising concerns of a wider crackdown after at least 10 people were killed this week.

The Bush administration is imposing economic sanctions against senior officials of Myanmar, with China joining in to appeal for calm. Other Southeast Asian countries have condemned the violent repression of protesters.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has sent a team to Iraq to examine the operations of private security contractors like Blackwater USA. The move comes after Blackwater was reported to have been involved in a deadly Sept. 16 shootout while protecting an American diplomatic convoy.

Eight Democratic presidential candidates participate in a debate in New Hampshire. Sen. Hillary Clinton, the top contender, was politely pressed by rivals. She did her best to avoid being pinned down on questions about Iran, Social Security and baseball.

Robert Siegel speaks to Columbia University President Lee Bollinger about the introduction he gave a speech by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the school. Bollinger told Ahmadinejad that his policies made him appear to be a cruel and petty dictator.

In a speech to the U.N., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defends his country's right to "a peaceful" nuclear program. He calls the U.S. a bullying, arrogant power that is misusing the Security Council.

Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks march in defiance of the military junta's order to discontinue anti-government demonstrations, conducting an eighth day of mass protests in the country's two largest cities.