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Most popular news on 20 June 2009

Iran's leader: End protests or risk 'bloodshed'
AP - Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech — declaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be held responsible for any "bloodshed and chaos" to come.

Sotomayor quits women's club after GOP criticism
AP - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor resigned Friday from an elite all-women's club after Republicans questioned her participation in it. Sotomayor said she resigned from the Belizean Grove to prevent the issue from becoming a distraction in her confirmation hearings.

Ensign aide: Ex-mistress' husband wanted money
AP - The husband of Sen. John Ensign's former mistress made "exorbitant demands for cash and other financial benefits" through an attorney, an aide to the Nevada Republican said Friday. In a statement, Ensign spokesman Tory Mazzola said the demands from an attorney for Doug Hampton were made within the past month.

Most popular news on 19 June 2009

Jury rules against Minn. woman in download case
AP - A replay of the nation's only file-sharing case to go to trial has ended with the same result — a Minnesota woman was found to have violated music copyrights and must pay huge damages to the recording industry.

Officials: US tracking suspicious ship from NKorea
AP - The U.S. military is tracking a ship from North Korea that may be carrying illicit weapons, the first vessel monitored under tougher new United Nations rules meant to rein in and punish the communist government following a nuclear test, officials said Thursday.

The End Game in Iran: Four Ways the Crisis May Resolve
Time.com - Will Iran's leaders repeat their own revolution or mimic the tragedy of China or the sclerotic compromise of Zimbabwe?