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Egyptians begin voting in pivotal runoff election
World NowCAIRO -- A tense Egypt began voting Saturday in the runoff to choose a new president amid a tightening military grip and fears that the result will not lift the nation from decades of authoritarian rule. The choice is stark, if unsettling: Muslim... -
Wife of former Tunisian dictator apologizes, denies wrongdoing
World NowLeila ben Ali, wife of deposed Tunisian dictator Zine el Abidine ben Ali, gave a measured apology for any “mistakes” she may have committed and admitted Tunisians were denied political freedoms under her husband’s 23-year rule in her... -
Stop searching for an Obama Doctrine
Every few months, commentators find a new grand strategy that animates Barack Obama. First he was the antiwar candidate, because his rise in the Democratic primaries had much to do with his early and consistent opposition to the Iraq war. But even some on...Tags: United Nations, Hosni Mubarak, Democracy, Bashar Assad, George H.W. Bush
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Book Review: 'Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World'
Special to the Los Angeles TimesRock the Casbah Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World Robin Wright Simon & Schuster: 320 pp., $26.99 It might seem odd to appropriate the title of a song from an English punk band for a book of in-depth reporting about the evolving political...Tags: Rebellions, Book, Separation of Church and State, Punk (genre), The Washington Post
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Greek conservative leader Samaras fails to form coalition
World NowUpping the chances of a new election next month, Greece’s conservative leader Antonis Samaras said Monday he had failed to find a coalition partner to form a new government.... -
Tunisia TV exec fined, fears for life over airing 'Persepolis'
World NowWhen Nebil Karoui chose to air “Persepolis” on his Tunisian channel Nessma, he thought it was “a nonevent.” Now the television station owner is ringing himself with bodyguards and fighting the courts, terrified that the religious... -
China denies cyber attacks aimed at the U.S.
World NowChina’s defense minister denied Monday that his country was the source of cyber attacks directed at the U.S., contradicting recent assertions by the Pentagon.... -
Joel Brinkley: Arab Spring may not bring democracy and modernization after all
American VoicesEver since Islamists took office in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, they have been trying to convince us that they are advocates of moderation, democracy, women's rights and individual freedoms. And most people in the West, after jubilantly watching the Arab...Tags: Laws, Hosni Mubarak, Democracy, The New York Times, Political Systems
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Red Cross begins limited evacuations in Syria
CNNWorld powers convening Friday in Tunisia called for a political solution in Syriaand what one diplomat calls a "tsunami wave" of pressure that would peel away internal support for the embattled regime. Meeting in the cradle of the Arab Spring, the...Tags: Human Rights Watch, United Nations, International Organizations, Hillary Clinton, Charity
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News briefs: Gas nearing $4 a gallon; could impact election
Gas prices nearing $4 a gallon could slow recovery, undercut Obama’s re-election prospects
WASHINGTON (AP) — Soaring gasoline prices are threatening to undercut President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects and offering Republicans...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Ryan Seacrest, Weight Loss, Executive Branch, Mitt Romney
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