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Tunisia Uprising and the Arab World
The rulers of the Arab world are watching and so are their subjects, as an unprecedented revolution plays itself out in Tunisia. We get the latest. Also, "Baby Doc" Duvalier is taken into custody in Haiti, and the battle over health reform begins again in the Congress.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe rulers of the Arab world are watching and so are their subjects, as an unprecedented revolution plays itself out in Tunisia. We get the latest. Also, "Baby Doc" Duvalier is taken into custody in Haiti, and House Republicans plan not just to repeal healthcare reform but to present an alternative. The Obama administration strikes back with a list of benefits to be lost by millions of Americans.
Banner image: People hold a Tunisian flag during a protest in Tunis on January 18, 2011. Photo: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images
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3 stories'Baby Doc' Duvalier Taken into Custody in Haiti
On Sunday, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier stunned Haiti by returning from 25 years of luxurious exile in France. Today, police took him from his hotel in Port-au-Prince and government officials say he'll be questioned about past charges of stealing from the treasury. Jacqueline Charles is there for the Miami Herald .
Read the story7 minCan Tunisia Change the Arab World?
After weeks of massive protests, Tunisia's dictatorial President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country on Friday.
Read the story36 minRepublicans Ready for Vote on Healthcare, Dems Push Back
As Republicans prepared for tomorrow's vote to repeal healthcare reform, the Obama Administration released a report on the benefits that would be lost by millions of Americans. As many as 129 Americans under 65 have preexisting medical conditions that could make it hard to get coverage if healthcare reform were repealed.
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