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Kenya turmoil's impact felt across region

The turmoil in Kenya has subsided but it is still sending economic ripples across East Africa. Correspondent Gretchen Wilson is monitoring the situation. She spoke with host Bob Moon.

A sympathizer of presidential candidate Raila Odinga screams while an angry crowd ransacks a market as they march towards a rally at a park in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday. (Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images)

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