Middle East Democracy versus the 'Club of Kings'

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Saudi Arabia and the US have different views about the so-called "Arab Spring." While the US encourages democracy, the Saudis are helping Sunni autocrats stay in power.  Is a 50-year-old alliance on shaky ground? Is each adapting in its own way to changes neither one can control? Also, the World Health Organization on cell phones and cancer, and Germany -- Europe's industrial powerhouse --wants to abandon nuclear power.

Banner image: A Yemeni soldier who joined sides with anti-regime protesters hold a rifle bearing the slogan "leave" during a demonstration calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on May 27, 2011. Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images

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Warren Olney