President Obama and the Effort to Find Common Ground

It's reported today that -- before Iran's disputed election — the Obama Administration sent a letter to the Supreme Leader proposing “cooperation in regional and bilateral relations.” Today, we talk about the President's pattern of seeing “common ground” with his adversaries. Also, more bloodshed on the streets of Tehran, and South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford explains why he left the state without telling anyone else.

Banner image: Speaking during yesterday's press conference, President Barack Obama flatly denied interfering in Iran's affairs, but denounced the crackdown on post-election protests and insisted authorties there "must govern through consent, and not coercion." Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images