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ElBaradei, Muslim Brotherhood Offer Political Path Out of Egyptian Confrontation
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam el-Eryan said today that Egyptian opposition groups have agreed to back former IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei to negotiate with the government, Al Jazeera reports: …
Leading Egyptian Feminist, Nawal El Saadawi: “Women and Girls Are, Beside the Boys, Are in the Streets” (Video)
Guest: Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian feminist and human rights activist. She was a political prisoner and exiled from Egypt for years.
Dean Baker | Debts Should Be Honored, Except When the Money Is Owed to Working People
This seems to be the lesson that our nation's leaders are trying to pound home to us. According to The New York Times, members of Congress are secretly running …
Protests Persist in Egypt as New Cabinet Is Seated
Cairo - In a limited gesture unlikely to ease protesters’ pressure for his ouster, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt reorganized his government on Monday, leaving some key ministers in …
Why Has Egypt’s Army Not Confronted the Protests?
Washington - As unprecedented protests have led to national chaos in Egypt, the Egyptian army has taken no decisive action to end the conflict, leaving experts to wonder which …
Egypt’s Mubarak on the Brink; ElBaradei Demands “New Era“
Cairo, Egypt - Opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei emerged from house arrest late Sunday to join throngs of protesters in central Cairo, echoing their demand that U.S.-allied President Hosni Mubarak …
Torn Egypt Resigned to Sudan Split
Cairo - Egypt, now itself torn by strife, has worked since 2005 to promote the unity of Sudan, Africa's largest country that is its neighbour to the south. But …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Can Obama Make Sense of Government?
Washington - A cynic might be justified in seeing a call for a sweeping reorganization of the federal government as the last refuge of a politician who doesn't want …
Thom Hartmann | Conclusion: Tag, You’re It!
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