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Somali Pirates Capture Oil Tanker

Somali pirates have seized their biggest prize to date — a supertanker loaded with $100 million worth of Saudi oil. Meanwhile, the U.S.-backed Somali president warns his government is losing its hold on power. Madeleine Brand talks with Martin Fletcher, associate editor at London's Times newspaper about the troubled country.

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