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    Egypt: Ten Days of Disruption and Continued Uncertainty

    In Cairo's Tahrir Square today, pro-government forces escalated attacks on anti-government protesters. There have been gunfire and reports of some fatalities. Reporters and camera crews from the international news media are being assaulted and detained, apparently to remove witnesses of the crackdown.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Cairo's Tahrir Square today, pro-government forces escalated attacks on anti-government protesters. There have been gunfire and reports of some fatalities. Reporters and camera crews from the international news media are being assaulted and detained, apparently to remove witnesses of the crackdown. At the same time, President Hosni Mubarak's new Prime Minister apologized for the violence, and the army began to separate the battling factions. We talk with residents of Cairo about the disruption of their lives and how a political transition might be accomplished, and hear how the Obama Administration is trying to influence events.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Michael Peel

      Middle East Correspondent, Financial Times

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      Jehan Reda

      American University in Cairo

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      Tarek

      Resident of Cairo

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    Egypt: Ten Days of Protests, Disruption, Continued Uncertainty
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    2. 46:02A Plenitude of Planets
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