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Dozens of supporters of the demonstrators in Egypt gathered on Sunday afternoon in front of the White House. Holding banners and Egyptian flags, they chanted, "One, two, three, Mubarak has to flee." One banner said, "Pharaoh Mubarak: Let my people go." Mohamed Mansour, a political activist from Egypt, joined the ...
DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s47aeq101c', 'YrkW_QIcFSo', '29'); In this edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff discuss how a foreign affairs crisis like the popular revolt in Egypt forces a White House to change its script. This week, Woodruff reports, the White House hoped ...
In this White House photo taken Friday, President Obama talks on the phone with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as Vice President Joe Biden and the national security team listen in the background. Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images. As thousands of protesters in Egypt continue to call ...
... for an "orderly transition" to a more democratic government in Egypt ahead of scheduled elections in September. The United States has provided military aid to Egypt, an ally in the region. Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a Nobel laureate, returned to Egypt and has ...
... Egyptian army announced it will not use force against demonstrators that plan to congregate on Tuesday, saying in a statement: "To the great people of Egypt, your armed forces, acknowledging the legitimate rights of the people... have not and will not use force against the Egyptian people." Updated 12:30 ...
... a vice president for the first time in his 30-year rule, choosing his intelligence chief Omar Suleiman. Tanks and military vehicles deployed in the Egyptian capital to keep order and guard government buildings. Media reports indicate that some Egyptian troops are intermingling with protesters, letting them climb on their ...
... to new audiences around the globe. Unfortunately tonight, many of our Doubleheader devotees in Egypt will not be seeing our work. President Obama called for Egypt to open up the communication lines for its citizens in a special address tonight. This was a short while after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ...
... thick with tear gas for hours, mingled with smoke from protesters' fires. And amid the screaming, the shouting and the wounded, this much is clear: Egypt's 82-year-old president has never faced anything like this. It wasn't just Cairo. This was the port city of Suez today ...
... million educated and jobless young people? For background on the protests, the NewsHour has hosted a number of discussions this week: As Protests Continue in Egypt, How Should U.S. Respond? What Impacts Do Egypt's Protests Have Beyond Its Borders? As Egypt's Protests Spread, All Eyes on Army ...
HARI SREENIVASAN: The growing tumult in Egypt shook financial markets today. The sell-off also fed on news that the U.S. economy grew at a 3.2 percent rate at the end of 2010. That was the most in nearly a year but less than expected. The Dow Jones ...
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