Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has an extensive network of business connections and homes in some of the most sought-after locations around the world. But while Egypt’s economy may be suffering, Mubarak’s personal wealth remains strong. Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports on the Mubarak empire.
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Authorities in northeast Ohio say a shooting at a fraternity house just north of the Youngstown State University campus killed one student and injured 11 people, including six students. (Feb. 5)
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The Muslim Brotherhood joined talks with Omar Suleiman, the newly appointed Egyptian vice-president, on Sunday, but said that it had little trust in the government following through on promised reforms. Meanwhile, over a million protesters flooded Cairo’s Tahrir Square, observing a “Day of the Marytrs”, with both Muslims and Christians offering prayers for those who have died since protests began on January 25. Hundreds of thousands also protested in the cities of Alexandria and Mansoura. Al Jazeera’s Emike Umolu has more.
Continue reading …Senate Dems Push Back at McConnell’s Assertion That Only Democrats are Talking About Government Shutdown
February 6, 2011 No CommentLooks like the Senate Democrats are pushing back at Mitch McConnell for making the ridiculous statement that only the Democrats are talking about their hostage taking and the continued threats of shutting down the government. Apparently old Mitch has forgotten that things like recording devices and transcripts exist and that we can go back and check them. Here’s more from TPM — Dems To McConnell: What About All Those Republicans Talking About A Government Shutdown! (VIDEO) : Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says the only people talking about shutting down the government are a handful of Democrats. So, Dems are asking, what about all those Republicans who’ve threatened a shutdown? They’re rounding up examples, and have put a few together in the below video. And, of course, there’s no shortage of examples, particularly from House Republicans for which there’s no audio or video record. Read on…
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NASA says seeing the whole sun front and back simultaneously will enable significant advances in space weather forecasting for Earth, and improve planning for future robotic or crewed spacecraft missions throughout the solar system. (Feb. 6)
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Just a few hours before kickoff, director Jon Favreau has gone ahead and posted the Super Bowl commercial for Cowboys and Aliens which will air at the end of the first quarter. The film, directed by Favreau, stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde and will be released July 29. Check out the commercial, which features a ton of new footage, after the jump. Thanks to the Los Angeles Times [1]for… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 06/02/2011 20:15 Number of articles : 3
Continue reading …Matthews Bashes Bush for Holding Saudi King’s Hand in 2005, Ignores Obama’s Bow to Same Man in 2009
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In a classic example of liberal media bias, Chris Matthews on Friday bashed former President George W. Bush for holding Prince Abdullah of Saudia Arabia's hand when he visited the Crawford ranch back in 2005. After mentioning how “the bowing and scraping” involved in the “paramount task” of presidents honoring Arab leaders has sometimes “been nearly comical,” the host of the syndicated program bearing his name completely ignored President Barack Obama's deep bow to the very same man less than two years ago (video follows with transcript and commentary): CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: I think we do pay attention. I want to give you an example of this as we go to break. Honoring Arab leaders has of course been a paramount task for presidents, but sometimes the bowing and scraping has been nearly comical at least to American ears and eyes. ♪♪ See the pyramids along the Nile ♪♪ Here’s our all-time favorite image, President George W. Bush down in Crawford, his ranch in 2005, just six years ago, tiptoeing through those Texas blue bonnets with Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. They were meeting about a current oil crisis and Bush was trying to get the Saudis to increase production. ♪♪ You belong to me ♪♪ MATTHEWS: (Laughing) Well, Jon Stewart, of course, had this take back then. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) JON STEWART: Earlier this week Bush met with a key player on the world energy scene. Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. The President greeted him with a kiss on both cheeks and then led him by the hand into his ranch. That is unacceptable on my part. Two easy to joke about the two of them kissing and holding hands. The truth is both of those are Saudi customs indicating friendship and trust. If you heard what they were talking about, believe me, you’d hardly call them sissies. GEORGE W. BUSH: All of these are blue bonnets. This is our state flower. PRINCE ABDULLAH: Beautiful! It’s just gorgeous. STEWART: Added Prince Abdullah, I mean GORGEOUS! He added, “You know, we used to have fields of blue bonnets in Saudi Arabia. Then we beheaded them in a soccer stadium.” (END VIDEOTAPE) MATTHEWS: Message – we care. I guess Matthews forgot this from April 2009: Matthews could have even used Stewart again to drive home the point, for the “Daily Show” host had a lot to say about Obama's bow at the time: I guess that would have been too much like journalism for a man that believes “Hardball” is “absolutely nonpartisan.”
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Family Feud Survey Question of the Day: While this video is quite amusing, and certainly may be indicative of a significant shift in the American mindset, I find myself far more interested in finding out the remaining responses to the question. I’d like to think at least one of them is “yo momma.” [ tit .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 06/02/2011 18:40 Number of articles : 6
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Southern Sudan will likely become an independent nation once official results from its referendum are announced, but many challenges lie ahead for what would be the world’s newest nation. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from Juba in Southern Sudan.
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Translation via DotSub coming soon. Young protesters occupying an apartment building near the site of fierce battles between pro- and anti-government crowds discuss their motivations, the events of the past two weeks, and the diverse make-up of Egypt’s democracy movement. (With reporting and translation by Lara el-Gibaly)
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