Photo: #The body of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is carried out of Rawalpindi General Hospital on Thursday. The opposition leader was shot and killed after speaking at a rally in the northern city. The gunman then blew himself up, and the blast injured nearly 20 people.
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The body of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is carried out of Rawalpindi General Hospital on Thursday. The opposition leader was shot and killed after speaking at a rally in the northern city. The gunman then blew himself up, and the blast injured nearly 20 people. (Warrick Page/Getty Images)

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Pakistan's uncertain future

Broadcast: Midmorning, 12/28/2007, 9:45 a.m.

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Former Pakistani prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been laid to rest in Pakistan, but some fear the fallout from her assassination will further destabilize the country.

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  • Michael Fisher: History professor at Oberlin College. He has taught the history of the region for nearly 30 years.

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