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    Protests against the Anti-Islam Video Turn Deadly in Pakistan

    More than a dozen have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan. These are the same riots that have been ripping through the Middle East for over a week. Pakistan sought to curb the violence by effectively shutting down schools, and businesses. The impromptu national holiday has not worked.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Mike Pesca • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    More than a dozen have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters in Pakistan. These are the same riots that have been ripping through the Middle East for over a week. Pakistan sought to curb the violence by effectively shutting down schools, and businesses. The impromptu national holiday has not worked. Correspondent Declan Walsh is in Pakistan for the New York Times.

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    The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different
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      Mike Pesca

      host of The Gist

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Sonya Geis

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      Declan Walsh

      New York Times

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different
    1. 0:00Protests against the Anti-Islam Video Turn Deadly in PakistanYou’re reading this
    2. 7:36The Battle for the Senate Suddenly Looks Quite Different
    3. 42:08'The Master' and Scientology
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