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    Middle East Rulers Seek Divergent Paths to Maintain Power

    As clashes continue in Egypt's Tahrir Square, reports from Yemen say the country's president has promised to step down after ten months of protest there. In Barhain, an international commission has found that security forces used excessive force, including torture, on anti-government protesters.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    As clashes continue in Egypt's Tahrir Square, reports from Yemen say the country's president has promised to step down after ten months of protest there. In Barhain, an international commission has found that security forces used excessive force, including torture, on anti-government protesters. Georgetown Professor of International Affairs Charles Kupchan is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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      Sara Terry

      The Aftermath Project

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Charles Kupchan

      senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Black Friday Creep Stirs Up a Backlash
    1. 0:00Middle East Rulers Seek Divergent Paths to Maintain PowerYou’re reading this
    2. 7:38Shopping on Thanksgiving: Has Christmas Creep Crept Too Far?
    3. 42:39Rover Readies to Explore Life on Mars
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