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    Violence Grips Egypt after Military Crackdown

    Cairo has been a virtual war zone since this morning, when security forces attacked the encamped supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. The death toll could be in the hundreds with violence spreading around the country. A curfew is now in effect. Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei has resigned.

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

    Cairo has been a virtual war zone since this morning, when security forces attacked the encamped supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. The death toll could be in the hundreds with violence spreading around the country. A curfew is now in effect. Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei has resigned. Today's move had been predicted, but the violence of the assault has stunned Egyptians, international observers and the Obama White House, which says it opposes the new emergency law and "strongly condemns" the crackdown. Will Egypt return to martial law? We have an update.

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    Egypt's State of Emergency; China and the Environment
    1. 0:00Violence Grips Egypt after Military CrackdownYou’re reading this
    2. 24:21China: Environmental Friend or Foe?
    3. 45:05'March:' Civil Rights Pioneer Tells His Story in a Graphic Novel
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      KCRW

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      Mike Giglio

      BuzzFeed

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      Abigail Hauslohner

      Washington Post

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      Robin Wright

      contributing writer at The New Yorker magazine, and a joint fellow at U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson Center

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Egypt's State of Emergency; China and the Environment
    1. 0:00Violence Grips Egypt after Military CrackdownYou’re reading this
    2. 24:21China: Environmental Friend or Foe?
    3. 45:05'March:' Civil Rights Pioneer Tells His Story in a Graphic Novel
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