Feb 14 Watch News Wrap: China Passes Japan to Become World’s No. 2 Economy In other news Monday, China passed Japan to become the world's second-largest economy after Japan's economy shrunk the final quarter of 2010. Japan has placed behind the U.S. for much of the past 40 years. In Iran, protests inspired by… Continue watching
Feb 14 Q&A: Following Upheaval in Egypt, Are Other Countries Next? By Larisa Epatko After government-toppling protests in Tunisia and Egypt, other "people power" protests are popping up around the region. Continue reading
Feb 14 Egypt’s Military Leaders Dissolve Parliament, Suspend Constitution, New Strikes Begin Updated 1:30 p.m. ET Egypt's army has called on protesters to clear Tahrir Square in the face of growing labor strikes. The military was considering a ban on such activities as Cairo struggles to return to normalcy following 18… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Social Media and Satellite TV: A One-Two Punch Against Mubarak As unrest ripples through the Middle East, Jeffrey Brown talks with Washington State University's Lawrence Pintak, Al Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara, Georgetown University's Adel Iskander and correspondent Margaret Warner, who just returned from Egypt, about how traditional media and social media… Continue watching
Feb 11 Gwen’s Take: When Sending Signals Matters, When It Doesn’t By Gwen Ifill House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor strolled out onto the White House lawn after lunch with the president this week to deliver an upbeat and focused message to the reporters gathered there. "I thought it was… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch After Egypt’s ‘Cosmic’ Day, Will Army Usher in Democratic, Civilian Government? As President Mubarak steps aside and the military assumes control, Egypt faces numerous obstacles as it transitions to democracy. Jeffrey Brown talks with Harvard University's Tarek Masoud, Tufts University's Rami Khouri and Hisham Melhem of Al-Arabiya TV about what's ahead… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch ‘Jubilant,’ ‘Ecstatic’ Atmosphere in Egypt as Mubarak Steps Down Egypt erupted in celebration after President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and transfer of presidential power to the Armed Forces. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo that despite the jubilation, the protesters plan to remain in Tahrir Square to keep pressure on the… Continue watching
Feb 11 Mubarak Stands Down, What Comes Next? Analysts React. By Larisa Epatko Following President Hosni Mubarak stepping down on Friday, analysts weighed in on the country's next steps as he hands over powers to the military. Continue reading
Feb 11 Margaret Warner: ‘A Wild Scene’ in Cairo’s Streets By News Desk Margaret Warner and her crew have spent much of the past two days in the streets of Cairo, speaking with Egyptians about the ongoing protests there. She spoke by phone with Kwame Holman Friday about the sights and sounds in… Continue reading
Feb 11 Mubarak Steps Down; Twitter, Internet Erupt With Responses [View the story "Mubarak Steps Down and Twitter, Internet, Erupt" on Storify]… Continue reading