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Source: NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday"

Roundup

10-15-06

1956: A crisis in Hungary, and elsewhere [audio 3min]

News Analysis by Daniel Schorr. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hungary's short-lived uprising against the Soviet Union. It came amid turmoil in the Middle East, and a look back reveals how much the present has in common with the past.

Read entire article at NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday"