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Iran Cracks Down on Protests

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Shuts down text messaging, Facebook, and al-Arabiya.

While the international media spills ink on the power of social networking in vividly reporting the protests fueled by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial reelection on Saturday, Iran's government is wising up—and cracking down.

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