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Newsflash – Obama (Almost) Saves The World!

February 3rd, 2011

By Nancy Morgan According to media reports, President Obama (almost) resolved the spiraling Egyptian crisis in one “private message” to Hosni Mubarak. “Mubarak Promise Comes After Private Obama Message,” AP reports. President Obama is firmly in charge and appears to finally be calling the shots. In a bold, presidential moment, Obama said Tuesday evening that […]

Articles written by Nancy Morgan
Tags: Cairo, courage, credit, Egypt, leadership, Mubarak, Obama, protests
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Media Stars Parachute into Egypt

February 2nd, 2011

By Tom Carter You can tell an event is a big deal when the TV media stars parachute in to report from the scene. Before their arrival, the reporting is done by the more serious TV crews who work regularly in difficult and sometimes dangerous parts of the world. The uprising in Egypt is now […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: Amanpour, bias, Cairo, Cooper, crisis, Egypt, elites, liberal, stars
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Obama’s 3 AM Moment

February 1st, 2011

By Nancy Morgan One of the issues raised in the run-up to our last presidential election was the question “Which candidate is best qualified to handle a ‘3 AM moment’?” America now has a partial answer. It isn’t President Obama. Last Friday was Day 4 of the ongoing protests in Egypt, where tens of thousands […]

Articles written by Nancy Morgan
Tags: Cairo, Egypt, human rights, Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, U.S., violence
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