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Aljazeera:
Egypt shuts down Al Jazeera bureau — Network's licences cancelled and accreditation of staff in Cairo withdrawn by order of information minister. — The Egyptian authorities are revoking the Al Jazeera Network's licence to broadcast from the country, and will be shutting down its bureau office in Cairo, state television has said.
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Issandr El Amrani / Arabist.net:
Manipulation — Something very fishy is taking place — the Egyptian people are being manipulated and terrified by the withdrawal of the police yesterday, reports (some of them perhaps untrue) of widespread looting, and yesterday's (during the day) relatively low military presence in the city.
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Informed Comment, Hullabaloo, The Daily Dish and Guardian
Christine Brim / Big Peace:
Muslim Brotherhood Deception: They Say Different Things in English and Arabic — Over the next few days, here are 2 websites to compare - the Muslim Brotherhood's English language and Arabic websites. First, the Muslim Brotherhood website in English - complete with the word “freedom” …
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ThinkProgress, Questions and Observations, Mondoweiss and The Gateway Pundit
STRATFOR:
Red Alert: Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood — The following is a report from a STRATFOR source in Hamas. Hamas, which formed in Gaza as an outgrowth of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB), has an interest in exaggerating its role and coordination with the MB in this crisis.
Jane Mayer / News Desk:
Who Is Omar Suleiman? — One of the “new” names being mentioned as a possible alternative to President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Omar Suleiman, is actually not so new to anyone who has followed the American policy of renditions for terror suspects. After dissolving his cabinet yesterday …
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Sky Dancing, New York Times, Firedoglake, Emptywheel, Crooks and Liars, Guardian, zunguzungu, The Atlantic Online and Corrente
Haaretz:
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood eyes unity gov't without Mubarak — Opposition group says excludes reigning President's National Democratic Party from talks; Mohammed ElBaradei: I have been mandated by the people. — By News Agencies — The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group …
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Little Green Footballs, Reuters and ThinkProgress
The Independent:
Robert Fisk: Egypt: Death throes of a dictatorship — Our writer joins protesters atop a Cairo tank as the army shows signs of backing the people against Mubarak's regime — The Egyptian tanks, the delirious protesters sitting atop them, the flags, the 40,000 protesters weeping and crying …
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Reuters, Sky Dancing, Guardian, Telegraph, Maggie's Farm and Cubachi
Max Bergmann / ThinkProgress:
Secretary Clinton Calls For ‘Real Democracy’ In Egypt
Secretary Clinton Calls For ‘Real Democracy’ In Egypt
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BBC and The Political Carnival
Associated Press:
Fighter jets swoop over Cairo in show of force
Fighter jets swoop over Cairo in show of force
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Weasel Zippers, Global Voices in English and The Other McCain
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Working Group on Egypt Calls for Suspension of U.S. Aid
Working Group on Egypt Calls for Suspension of U.S. Aid
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Commentary, Washington Monthly, The Daily Dish, National Review, Right Turn, The Reality-Based Community and CNN
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Egyptian opposition figure criticizes Obama response: ‘Let go of a dictator’
Egyptian opposition figure criticizes Obama response: ‘Let go of a dictator’
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Hot Air
Reuters:
Egypt opposition backs ElBaradei as negotiator - Brotherhood
Egypt opposition backs ElBaradei as negotiator - Brotherhood
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News Desk, The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers
Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Choice Likely to Please the Military, Not the Crowds
Choice Likely to Please the Military, Not the Crowds
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Politics Daily, Guardian and The Daily Dish
Guardian:
ElBaradei addresses protesters in Cairo
ElBaradei addresses protesters in Cairo
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Firedoglake, The Independent, The Daily Dish, The Atlantic Online, Hullabaloo and Open Left, more at Mediagazer »
Al Jazeera Blogs:
Live blog 30/1 - Egypt protests
Live blog 30/1 - Egypt protests
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The Lede, EA WorldView, Sky Dancing, Taylor Marsh, Right Pundits, AMERICAblog News, Boing Boing and Mediaite
Jamal Halaby / Associated Press:
Jordan's opposition: Arabs will topple tyrants
Jordan's opposition: Arabs will topple tyrants
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The Jawa Report, Examiner, Da Techguy's Blog, sisu, The Gateway Pundit, Cubachi, Jihad Watch and Liberty Pundits Blog
New York Times:
Obama Presses for Change but Not a New Face at the Top
Obama Presses for Change but Not a New Face at the Top
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Yglesias, Commentary, Guardian, Sky Dancing, Fox News, Mediaite, The Angry Arab News Service/, ThinkProgress, Wall Street Journal and American Power
Amos Harel / Haaretz:
Egypt riots are an intelligence chief's nightmare
Egypt riots are an intelligence chief's nightmare
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Pajamas Media and The Volokh Conspiracy
Leila Fadel / Washington Post:
More Egyptian protesters demand that White House condemn Mubarak
More Egyptian protesters demand that White House condemn Mubarak
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Haaretz, Outside the Beltway and Taylor Marsh
Martin Indyk / msnbc.com:
MTP Exclusive: Time has come for Mubarak to go, says Indyk
MTP Exclusive: Time has come for Mubarak to go, says Indyk
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CNN, Israel Matzav, The Politico, Carnegie Endowment … and Newshoggers.com
theblogprof:
Comedy Gold! Chris Matthews, who derides Palin as stupid, says Panama Canal is in... EGYPT! — Chris Matthews is in de Nile. He has been deriding Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann as being a couple of bubble-headed idiots. A flashback not from years but from mere days ago:
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Scared Monkeys, UrbanGrounds, Instapundit, Left Coast Rebel and Proof Positive
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John / Power Line:
Chris Matthews's Obsession — Sometimes you get the feeling that liberal pundits are all going around the bend together, in a grand carnival of craziness. Take Chris Matthews, who began his report on the riots in Egypt with this rant: — Here is the transcript, for those who just can't stand to watch Matthews:
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Right Pundits
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Palin and Bachmann Nitpicker Chris Matthews Says Panama Canal Is In Egypt
Palin and Bachmann Nitpicker Chris Matthews Says Panama Canal Is In Egypt
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Fausta's Blog, Mediaite, Don Surber, Fox Nation and M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …
MyFOX Detroit:
Terrorist Threat At Local Mosque — MYFOXDETROIT.COM - On Monday, Dearborn Police arrested a California man on suspicion of attempting a terrorist act at the Islamic Center of America. 63 year old Roger Stockham was found in the Mosque's parking lot with explosive materials.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Raw Story and Fox Nation
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Jennifer Chambers / Detroit News:
California man arrested with explosives outside Dearborn Islamic center
California man arrested with explosives outside Dearborn Islamic center
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JammieWearingFool and Weasel Zippers
Kim Severson / New York Times:
A Chicken Chain's Corporate Ethos Is Questioned by Gay Rights Advocates — ATLANTA — The Chick-fil-A sandwich — a hand-breaded chicken breast and a couple of pickles squished into a steamy, white buttered bun — is a staple of some Southern diets and a must-have for people …
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Gawker and Liberty Pundits Blog
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Tea Party Gets Early Start on G.O.P. Targets for 2012 — Leaders of more than 70 Tea Party groups in Indiana gathered last weekend to sign a proclamation saying they would all support one candidate — as yet undetermined — in a primary challenge to Senator Richard G. Lugar, the Republican who has represented the state since 1977.
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Hullabaloo, The Impolitic and A plain blog about politics
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama taps aide to lead ‘reorganization’ of federal gov't — President Obama tapped an aide to lead a “reorganization” of the federal government, communications director Dan Pfeiffer said Sunday. — Obama named Jeffrey Zients, a former CEO of the Advisory Board Company who serves …
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Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog:
Jeff Zients Will Lead Reorganization of Federal Government
Jeff Zients Will Lead Reorganization of Federal Government
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Federal Eye
Associated Press:
NY Sen. Schumer wants ban on drug-like bath salts — ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York says he wants the federal government to ban new designer drugs known as bath salts that pack as much punch as cocaine or methamphetamines. — The small, inexpensive packets of powder …
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International Liberty, AOL News and JammieWearingFool
Ynetnews:
Israeli reports of ‘friendly atmosphere’ in Cairo — Tour guide Amos Abidov visits Egypt with 30 students, says no plan to come home early. ‘We go to restaurants, take taxis, sit in cafes’ — Ziv Reinstein — “We are in Cairo and have no plans to return to Israel sooner,” …
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