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Egypt Goes to the Polls with the Arab World in Flux
Egypt turned out en masse for today's elections. Syria accused the Arab League of economic warfare. We look at the changes wrought by the "Arab Spring" in the Middle East.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenEgypt turned out en masse for today's elections, while Syria accused the Arab League of economic warfare. We look at the changes wrought by the "Arab Spring" in those and other countries. Also, a NATO airstrike in Pakistan raises tensions, and House Democrats are losing a powerful voice in financial affairs as Barney Frank of Massachusetts says he'll step down.
Banner image: Egyptian voters gather outside a school turned polling station in the Ain Shams district of Cairo on November 28, 2011. Photo by Amro Maraghi/AFP/Getty Images
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