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As I wrote this article, breaking news was released announcing a speech by Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak this evening where many incorrectly anticipated he would step down from power after 17 days of protests. This is the second of what seems to be a string of protests and uprisings (see: Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Yemen) and [...]
Read More..>>St. Patrick’s Day Live-Blog (and Eurotrip)!
Hello everyone- I had hoped to get in another post or two before I departed, but alas – I had to slay a magical Irish History essay dragon. ‘Twas an epic and brutal fight that isn’t yet over. Apologies for this post about nothing – I try to avoid these at all costs, but I [...]
Read More..>>The “twits” in DC do something right
For the past week, the world has seen the tumultuous backlash from the Iranian Election Crisis, as allegations of vote rigging and outright corruption erupted from supporters of Ahmadinejad opposition candidate, Mir Hussein Moussavi. Tehran has been a sea of green as the Moussavi supporters rally against the election results, with Ahmadinejad having won 63% [...]
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