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The boredom rage and resentment which stoked violence on the streets of North Africa

and forced a president to flee his country. Also this morning we're lectured on our moral

responsibilities in a holy city in northern Israel, given elephant a wash and

brush up as communist Laos starts down the road to capitalism and were off to

off to Grand Rapids, Michigan to find out why some Americans are still

captivated by our royal family.

Security forces in Tunisia have sealed off the main avenue in

the capital, the scene of mass protests which culminated yesterday in the

president, Zeen al-Abedinen Ben Ali fleeing the country. The Prime Minister, Mohammed

Ganushi, who assumed power on the President's departure, has ordered the Army to restore

order. He's meeting political parties today to discuss forming a new

government. The uprising in Tunisia sends an ominous message to other

authoritarian governments in the region. Chloe Arnall is in neighbouring Algeria,

where there's been a series of street protests over unemployment and rising food prices.

Few people could have predicted how quickly the protests have unraveled in Algeria and Tunisia.

What began as localized demonstrations over food prices and unemployment quickly turned to violent clashes with

security forces, dozens killed and hundreds wounded. But while in Algeria

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