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Bhutto-Musharraf Showdown Brewing in Pakistan

NPR | By Philip Reeves,

Melissa Block

Published November 12, 2007 at 4:00 PM EST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto plans to begin a procession across the country Tuesday to rally support against the emergency rule imposed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. But authorities say they will block the march.

A showdown is brewing between Musharraf and the defiant Bhutto.

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