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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Egypt Goes to the Polls with the Arab World in Flux

    In Egypt, the biggest, most influential country in the Arab world, voters turned out en masse for today's elections, which will have a major impact region wide. With 40 parties and thousands of candidates for the lower house of Parliament, the election itself was already a complex undertaking.

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

    In Egypt, the biggest, most influential country in the Arab world, voters turned out en masse for today's elections, which will have a major impact region wide. With 40 parties and thousands of candidates for the lower house of Parliament, the election itself was already a complex undertaking. Recent protests against the military regime have made the process more uncertain than ever. Meanwhile, Syria accused the Arab League of economic warfare. We look at changes -- for better or worse -- wrought by the "Arab Spring."

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      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Shadi Hamid

      Contributing writer,The Atlantic; senior fellow, Brookings Institution; assistant research professor of Islamic studies, Fuller Seminary; co-founder, Wisdom of Crowds, a podcast, newsletter

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      Robert Pastor

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