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    Protests in Beirut Turn Violent

    In Beirut, Lebanon, weeks of protest turned violent today and Hezbollah has called a general strike against the elected government.  There have been deaths and hundreds of injuries.  Annia Ciezadlo reports from Beirut for The New Republic .

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

    In Beirut, Lebanon, weeks of protest turned violent today and Hezbollah has called a general strike against the elected government. There have been deaths and hundreds of injuries. Annia Ciezadlo reports from Beirut for The New Republic.

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    A Big Moment for a Troubled White House
    1. 1:29Protests in Beirut Turn ViolentYou’re reading this
    2. 7:34Bush Names General Petraeus to Lead Troop Surge in Iraq
    3. 23:31Iraq's Oil Reserves
    4. 40:08State of the Union Strategy?
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