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Bahrain

Women in Baharain voted for the first time this week in a two-day referendum on political reforms. It's the first referendum in that Persian Gulf country since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1971. Linda Werthheimer talks with Howard Schneider, Cairo bureau chief for the Washington Post about politics in Bahrain and conclusion of the vote.

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