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Published: 01/27/11

Muslim Brotherhood Enters Fray in Egypt: Is That a Good Thing?

By  Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL News
Muslim Brotherhood Enters Fray in Egypt: Is That a Good Thing?

Egypt's largest political opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, has announced it will join anti-government street demonstrations on Friday. Although it is believed that the Brotherhood has supported the protests in Cairo all along, the Islamist organization has not taken an official stand until now. This announcement further complicates matters for the Obama administration, which has struggled to signal support for pro-democracy protesters without alienating Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a strong U.S. ally. The Muslim Brotherhood is technically banned in Egypt, but its members ...

Published: 11/10/08

What Does G.O.P. Stand For?

By  David Knowles - Politics Daily
What Does G.O.P. Stand For?

This figurative question has been asked quite a bit in the wake of last Tuesday's historic election. What does it mean to be a member of the Grand Old Party? That you favor small government over large? That you cling to guns and God more than your Democrat neighbors? That the issue of abortion trumps all else? Perhaps all three reasons apply. Whatever the reason for Republican affiliation, a clear side-effect of this political condition became apparent in the waning days of the campaign, and has taken hold of the party faithful: Anger. Consider this now-famous exchange from a McCain rally. The ...

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