But even some Democrats concede, the snow storms will make it tough to get cap and trade legislation passed this year. Jim DeMint of South Carolina tweeted, "it's going to keep snowing until Al Gore cries 'uncle.'" Most of the world's climate scientists say the warmer air in the atmosphere, carries more moisture, which leads to unusually large storms. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and his family built a six-foot igloo on Capitol Hill with a sign labelled, "Al Gore's New Home." Sen. Global warming skeptics are having a field day with the record snowfall hitting the mid-Atlantic area. Amid the internal unrest, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have escalated external conflict when he told the crowd at Tehran's anniversary rally that Iran is "now a nuclear state." For a look at today's developments, we turn to Kasra Naji, of the BBC's Persian Service. According to reports, security forces clashed with anti-government protesters who tried to mount counter demonstrations. In Iran today, hundreds of thousands have gathered for rallies across the country to mark the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. We speak to Ethan about his new book, "Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche." Anniversary In Iran Has Demonstrators Out In Droves
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