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Will Tea Party Activists Derail before November?
With a former GOP vice presidential candidate calling for followers to "re-load" and not retreat, questions are being raised about Tea Partiers' tactics and whether their words are inciting violence. Guest host Sara Terry looks at the Tea Party movement and its growing momentum. Will the frustration that's feeding the movement turn into long-term political activism? Also, deadly bombings hit the Moscow subway, and President Obama goes to Afghanistan.
By Sara Terry • • 50m ListenWith former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin calling for followers to "re-load" and not retreat, questions are being raised about Tea Partiers' tactics and whether their words are inciting violence. Guest host Sara Terry looks at the Tea Party movement and its growing momentum. Will the frustration that's feeding the movement turn into long-term political activism? Also, deadly bombings hit the Moscow subway, and President Obama goes to Kabul, and has tough words for Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Banner image: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks at the Tea Party Express' 'Showdown in Searchlight,' rally March 27, 2010 in Searchlight, Nevada. Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
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In Moscow today, two female suicide bombers set off huge explosions in two subway stations, killing more than three dozen people. No one has claimed responsibility yet, but many Muscovites blamed Chechen terrorists. Clifford Levy is Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
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President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan yesterday. Though it lasted only a few hours, but the President made the most of his time. In Kabul, he had a stern message for Afghan President Hamid Karzai about cleaning up corruption, and then rallied American troops during a visit to Bagram Air Base just outside the capital.
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