Monday's coverage agenda: Post-election Iran, Air France, healthcare reform
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On Iran:
• Iran and the US. Howard LaFranchi explores whether the US will find Ahmedinejad chastened and easier to approach (assuming he stays in power), or the opposite?
• Mousavi's next move. Scott Peterson, just out of Tehran, reviews the opposition candidate’s options to contest the election results?
• Iran's Twitter factor. A roundup of coverage of how Iranians used Twitter to spread messages while cellphone transmission was down.
On the Air France crash:
• Air France update. A brief roundup of the latest developments.
• The flight controller factor. Alex Marks explores whether a computer problem experienced by a flight controller contributed to the Air France disaster.
In US news:
• Arts report card. Stacy Teicher Khadaroo reports on a national snapshot of eighth-graders' participation and achievement in music and visual arts – the first look since 1997.
• Trying Cuban spies. Warren Richey reports a Supreme Court decision that lets the espionage convictions stand of five Cubans tried in the anti-Castro hotbed of Miami.
• Bill Clinton's new job. Howard LaFranchi on Bill Clinton's assignment for the UN: special envoy to Haiti. Why Haiti? Why Bill?
• Selling US bonds. Mark Trumbull reports on the drop last month in foreign investment in US bonds. Is it a sign that governments abroad are worried about US debt levels?
• Healthcare reform drive. Linda Feldmann on President Obama's full-court press to argue his plan for healthcare reform, taking his case directly to the American Medical Association, a key opponent.



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