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    Massive Change in the Middle East and the Muslim World

    We look at the rapid pace of change in the Middle East and the Muslim world, and the challenges facing President Barack Obama.

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    By Warren Olney • May 6, 2011 • 51m Listen

    We look at the rapid pace of change in the Middle East and the Muslim world, and the challenges facing President Barack Obama. Also, documents seized in Monday's raid suggest that bin Laden was still planning attacks, and California's status as the leading state in the Union is in big trouble. Can the re-invented, second-time Governor Jerry Brown come to the rescue?

    Banner image: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abass (C) and Egyptian Intelligence Chief General Mourad Mouafi (R) attend a reconciliation ceremony between rival administrations Fatah and Hamas on May 4, 2011 that ends a nearly four-year feud but has angered Israel. Photo: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Darrell Satzman

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