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Belarus protests continue as Lukashenko clings to power
In Belarus, riot police dispersed protesters from the streets of Minsk Wednesday in a show of force, albeit a less brutal one than they were met with after last week's disputed presidential election. Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is calling for a new vote -- but the country's workers are divided over whether to strike in protest. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports.