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Today's edition of quick hits:

* Iran's Guardian Council has "refused to nullify" the contested presidential election. No big surprise.

* Iran has also created a "special" court to try arrested protestors.

* Iranian women continue to stand up in large numbers.

* North Korea keeps making noises about its next missile launch.

* The deadly accident yesterday on the D.C. metro system was just breathtaking.

* More than a few politicos in South Carolina are having trouble believing that Gov. Mark Sanford (R) has really been hiking since last week.

* And even now, with Sanford poised to return to work, the governor who wasn't with his family on Father's Day also hasn't spoken to his wife.

* If you missed today's White House press conference, the entire video is online.

* Sen. John Ensign (R) of Nevada apologized to his Republican colleagues today, but he doesn't want to talk to anyone else.

* In an interesting twist, Sean Hannity believes Ensign should resign.

* Iran's dissident soccer players, banned for life.

* To her credit, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) isn't giving up on a public option.

* Even now, all of these years later, Richard Nixon can still appear even crazier.

* Next week, the White House will host an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, further evidence of the administration hoping to heal the rift with gay-rights supporters.

* What do you know, the state Senate in New York can get even nuttier after all.

* Recent buzz notwithstanding, the latest WaPo/ABC poll shows Obama with a 65% approval rating.

* Despite conservative rumors to the contrary, ACORN isn't changing its name.

* The Washington Times drops the pretense and starts doing conservative activism?

* The RNC and ABC are still at odds.

* And finally, Charles Krauthammer's criticism of Obama for describing Khamenei as Iran's "supreme leader" might be more persuasive if Krauthammer hadn't repeatedly referred to Khamenei as Iran's "supreme leader."