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Published: November 6, 2007
Pakistani police fired tear gas and clubbed lawyers protesting Monday against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule. Lawyers climbed on top of one court building and threw stones and branches at police. Judges and independent TV stations also were targeted. Western diplomats and Pakistani analysts say his attempts to hold on to power run the risk of placing his own political future above the nation's.
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