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Kyrgystan Looks to Create New Government

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Kathleen Collins, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, about recent political upheaval in the central Asian country of Kyrgystan. The small nation north of Afghanistan is struggling to re-organize the government after mass protests over recent elections prompted President Askar Akayev to flee the country.

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Alex Chadwick
For more than 30 years, Alex Chadwick has been bringing the world to NPR listeners as an NPR News producer, program host and currently senior correspondent. He's reported from every continent except Antarctica.