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Activists, Lawyers Arrested in Pakistan

Thousands of protesting lawyers and activists have been detained since Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf placed his country under military rule on Saturday. Human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir, who is currently under house arrest in Lahore, talks to Madeleine Brand about her detention and Friday's scheduled protests.

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