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Twitter Gives Saudi Arabia a Revolution of Its Own http://nyti.ms/SastxI 

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<img class="summary-thumbnail" src=http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/"https://o.twimg.com/1/proxy.jpg?t=FQIVBBg8aHR0cDovL2dyYXBoaWNzOC5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvY29tbW9uL2ljb25zL3Rfd2JfNzUuZ2lmFAIWABIA&amp;s=Fd57k_1IF7Sy276AjB5QU6I907AfCFj65P-jSrAti_0" alt="" height="75" width="75"> </a> <h3> <a target="_blank" class="twitter-timeline-link" href=http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/"http://t.co/KWslVgYk">Twitter Gives Saudi Arabia a Revolution of Its Own</a> </h3> <p class="article"> <a target="_blank" class="twitter-timeline-link" href=http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/"http://t.co/KWslVgYk">The medium has allowed Saudis to cross social boundaries and collectively address delicate subjects in real time.</a> </p> <div class="source"><a class="account-group js-action-profile js-user-profile-link" href=http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/"/nytimes" data-user-id="807095"> <img class="avatar js-action-profile-avatar" src=http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/"https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2044921128/finals_normal.png" alt=""> <strong class="fullname js-action-profile-name">The New York Times</strong> <span class="username js-action-profile-name"><s>@</s><b>nytimes</b></span> </a> &middot; <span class="user-actions not-following" data-user-id="807095" > <a href=http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/"#" class="follow-link"> <span class="link-text follow-text">Follow</span> <span class="link-text unfollow-text">Unfollow</span> <span class="link-text cancel-text">Cancel</span> </a> </span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="js-tweet-media-container "></div> <div class="js-machine-translated-tweet-container"></div> <div class="js-tweet-stats-container tweet-stats-container "> </div> <div class="client-and-actions"> <span class="metadata"> <span title="1:55 PM - 21 Oct 12">1:55 PM - 21 Oct 12</span> &middot; <a class="permalink-link js-permalink js-nav" href=http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/"/MrMahday/status/260122126474964992" >Details</a> <span class="flag-container flag-cards"> <button type="button" class="flaggable btn-link"> Flag media </button> <span class="flagged hidden"> Flagged <span> <a target="_blank" href=http://twitter.com/nytimes/status/"//support.twitter.com/articles/20069937"> (learn more) </a> </span> </span> </span> </span> </div> </div> " data-mentions="nytimes essamz jack" >
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