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Can Tunisia change the Arab world?

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Four ministers have resigned

from Tunisia's day-old government as unrest continues after a revolution unprecedented in the modern

Arab world. Nobody knows if the ousted president bin Ali will be replaced by democracy,

a military coup d'etat or chaos. Whatever the outcome, many Arabs are thrilled for the moment by a popular

revolt against repression, corruption, and abuses of power. We'll update events in Tunisia,

look at the possible repercussions throughout the Middle East and the consequences for American

foreign policy. On reporter's notebook later on, the battle over health care reform. First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and

Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point.

The rulers of the Arab world are watching, and so are their subjects, as an unprecedented revolution plays itself out in Tunisia.

We'll get the latest.

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