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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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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Egypt shuts down Al Jazeera bureau — Network's licences cancelled and accreditation of staff in Cairo withdrawn by order of information minister.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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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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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
Noah Millman / The American Scene:
The Prize — Egypt has had essentially three regimes …
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Spectator and The Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Fighter jets swoop over Cairo in show of force
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Weasel Zippers, neo-neocon and Global Voices in English
Bridget Johnson / The Hill:
Egyptian opposition figure criticizes Obama response: ‘Let go of a dictator’
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The Independent:
Robert Fisk: Egypt: Death throes of a dictatorship
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Haaretz, Guardian, Reuters, Da Techguy's Blog, Sky Dancing, Associated Press, Telegraph, New York Times, Maggie's Farm and The Politico
Al Jazeera Blogs:
Live blog 30/1 - Egypt protests
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Max Bergmann / ThinkProgress:
Secretary Clinton Calls For ‘Real Democracy’ In Egypt — For the first time during the uprising in Egypt, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who appeared on all the major Sunday talk shows this morning, called for Egypt to hold free and fair elections that would ensure “real democracy.”
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
White House quietly prepares for a post-Mubarak era in Egypt
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Jane Mayer / News Desk:
Who Is Omar Suleiman?
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Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Choice Likely to Please the Military, Not the Crowds
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Guardian and The Daily Dish
Bruce Drake / Politics Daily:
ElBaradei Says U.S. Should Tell Mubarak to Give Up Power in Egypt
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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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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:
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Palin and Bachmann Nitpicker Chris Matthews Says Panama Canal Is In Egypt
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Fausta's Blog, Don Surber, Mediaite, Fox Nation and M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …
Jennifer Chambers / Detroit News:
California man arrested with explosives outside Dearborn Islamic center — Dearborn - A California man, accused of being in possession of explosive materials outside the Islamic Center of America on Ford Road, has been charged with making a terrorist threat.
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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
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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Liberty Pundits Blog and Gawker
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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Obsidian Wings, Hullabaloo, The Impolitic and A plain blog about politics
Tyler Cowen / Marginal Revolution:
Median-itis and The Great Stagnation — Here is my NYT column from today, on themes relevant to The Great Stagnation. I won't rehash this entire discussion, but I would like to focus on this one column excerpt: — From 1947 to 1973 — a period of just 26 years — inflation-adjusted median income …
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Yglesias and Modeled Behavior
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Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Innovation Is Doing Little for Incomes
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Modeled Behavior, The Reality-Based Community, Paul Krugman and Economist's View
Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
The 5 Stupidest Things Right-Wingers Have Written about the Egyptian Uprising — Pictured: the staff of Commentary Magazine protests outside the White House. (by Cubiyanqui) — Aside from the extremely popular “the protests in Cairo prove George W. Bush was right to kill hundreds of thousands of Iraqis” …
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RedState, Chicago Daily Observer and Weasel Zippers
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
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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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AOL News, International Liberty and JammieWearingFool
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Boehner to Obama: Game on — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Sunday he's also willing to hit the golf course with President Obama. — Amidst signs from Obama that he would be open to taking in 18 holes with the GOP Speaker, Boehner said he'd be willing to do the same.
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Sean J. Miller / Ballot Box:
House Dem: Liberal groups need to back off for party to win in 2012 — Liberal groups need to stay out of Democratic primaries if the party is going to retake the House majority, according to a conservative Massachusetts Democrat. — Rep. Stephen Lynch was one of several Democrats who faced …
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