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"Dozens of anti-government protesters died in Yemen over the last two days after loyalist security forces opened fire on the main square in the capital Sanaa. Les Campbell, who runs the Middle East and North Africa programs at the National Democratic Institute, talks to Steve Inskeep about the political wrangling over the future of the country."

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"The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC), in partnership with Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) and National Democratic Institute (NDI), has announced the deployment of 2,000 observers across the country to monitor the October 2011 presidential and legislative elections in Liberia.

According to the ECC, the 2,000 observer’s team will be deplored in cities, towns and villages across Liberia."

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Mátyás Eörsi, the country director for NDI and former member of parliament in Hungary, said one problem that could arise from a country built on semi-autonomous states is that there could be pressure not to distribute the wealth evenly.