• Johnny Symons, director of “Ask Not” (a new Don’t Ask Don’t Tell documentary that will air on PBS), calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about his film.
• Comedian Hal Sparks calls in at 8:06am Pacific to talk about the news of the day.
• Iranian authorities agreed yesterday to recount disputed presidential votes as the country faced intensifying unrest in the wake of a claimed victory by incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that opponents say was the result of a rigged ballot. His opponent, Mir Hossein Moussavi, rejected the vote recount, instead calling for a fresh election.
• State radio in Iran reported today that clashes in Tehran left seven people dead during an “unauthorized gathering” at a mass rally over alleged election fraud.
• Health care reform should mean all Americans can get coverage while allowing doctors to heal patients instead of being bureaucrats, President Obama told the American Medical Association yesterday. Obama called an overhaul of the ailing health care system the most important issue for the nation’s long-term economic stability.
• On last night’s “Late Show with David Letterman,” Letterman offered a full apology to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family for the joke he told last week about Alex Rodriguez knocking up her daughter. He said the joke was “beyond flawed,” and that his intent was completely meaningless compared to the perception.
