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The 'Youth Bulge' and Protests in the Middle East, North Africa
Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, countries with young populations and high unemployment are seeing massive unrest. What does it mean when young men can't even afford to get married? We hear about the demand for immediate change and the potential consequences of frustrated expectations. Also, Gadhafi vows fight to the death as revolt moves to Tripoli. On Reporter's Notebook, the Governors versus the President.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThroughout the Middle East and North Africa, countries with young populations and high unemployment are seeing massive unrest. What does it mean when young men can't even afford to get married? We hear about the demand for immediate change and the potential consequences of frustrated expectations. Also, Gadhafi vows fight to the death as revolt moves to Tripoli. On Reporter's Notebook, after Congress, conservative Republicans have a second line of defense against President Obama: State Governors.
Banner image: Residents of the poverty-stricken rural Tunisia region of Sidi Bouzid and Kasserine lay on matresses in front of the Government palace in Tunis on January 25, 2011. Photo: Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesGadhafi Vows Fight to the Death as Revolt Moves to Tripoli
In a televised speech from the ramparts of the Red Castle overlooking Green Square in Tripoli, Colonel Moammar Gadhafi told a crowd of supporters to "defend the nation and defend the oil" and promised a "fight to the death" for control of Libya. Liz Sly is in Cairo for the Washington Post .
Read the story8 minRebellion by the Young and the Unemployed
Again and again, Moammar Gadhafi has blamed the violence in Libya on young people. His claim that they're taking "hallucinogens" supplied by Osama bin Laden may not be credible, but there's no doubt that Libya's youth are in the forefront of protest against his corrupt, tyrannical rule.
Read the story37 minRepublicans and Democrats Poles Apart
In Madison, Senate Democrats are still out of the state, but Assembly Republicans broke a filibuster this morning and passed the Wisconsin Governor's anti-collective-bargaining bill to a chorus of outrage.
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