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Bahrain's reformist Prince Salman tours the U.S. while his family continues a brutal crackdown on protesters calling for democracy. NDI's director for the Middle East and North Africa comments on the situation. "The prince is on a world tour to convince people that Bahrain is turning over a new leaf when in fact the hard-liners are conducting business-as-usual at home."

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