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Pakistani forces attack a mosque to end a standoff with a militant group as President Pervez Musharraf battles diverse opposition to his rule. Political turmoil and potential winners and losers if the U.S.-backed strongman stands or falls.
Lisa Curtis, senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center; former staffer on Senate Foreign Relations Committee, State Department senior adviser, and South Asian CIA analyst.
Shuja Nawaz, author of the forthcoming book, "Crossed swords: Pakistan, it�s Army and the Wars Within"
Samina Ahmed, South Asia project director, International Crisis Group
Aryn Baker, South Asia correspondent, Time magazine
By 2030, one in four Americans will be over 60 years old. Instead of living out their lives in retirement, more and more Americans are opting for second careers later in life. A look at a new social trend where some are choosing new careers and new challenges instead of retirement.
Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures and the author of "Prime Time" and "The Kindness of Strangers."
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