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Evolution of the Arab Spring

10:15 AM, September 14, 2012

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In the wake of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, we'll look at the evolution of the Arab Spring. Could tension between Islamists and secularists threaten the stability of the new governments in Egypt and Libya and create further unrest in the region?

Eric Schwartz, dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, will join The Daily Circuit Friday to talk about the developing news. Nancy Youssef, Middle East reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, will also join the discussion.

Do the anti-American protests in the Arab world and the attack in Benghazi change your views of the presidential candidates? Comment on the blog.

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