1) Jordan's King Abdullah II ousts prime minister, cabinet in wake of mass protests
AMMAN, JORDAN - Jordan's
King Abdullah II on Tuesday dismissed Prime Minister Samir Rifai and
his cabinet after widespread protests by crowds of people inspired by
demonstrations in Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere.
2) Obama praise could hurt two 2012 GOP candidates
Republicans Mitt Romney
and Jon Huntsman, both considering presidential runs, will have to
convince GOP voters they don't back Obama administration policies.
3) Looters included undercover Egyptian police, hospitals tell Human Rights Watch
CAIRO - Human Rights
Watch confirmed several cases of undercover police loyal to Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak's regime committing acts of violence and looting
in an attempt to stoke fear of instability as demonstrations grew
stronger Tuesday against the autocratic leader.
4) Jubilant crowd in Cairo predicts Mubarak's rule soon will end
CAIRO - Hundreds of
thousands of cheering demonstrators packed this capital city's central
plaza Tuesday, triumphantly predicting that their week-old pro-democracy
movement was on the verge of ousting long-time President Hosni Mubarak.
5) Egypt protests show George W. Bush was right about freedom in the Arab world
For decades, the Arab
states have seemed exceptions to the laws of politics and human nature.
While liberty expanded in many parts of the globe, these nations were
left behind, their "freedom deficit" signaling the political
underdevelopment that accompanied many other economic and social
maladie...
6) A democratic Egypt or a state of hate?
The dream of a democratic Egypt is sure to produce a nightmare.
7) Judge strikes down entire new health-care law
A federal judge in
Florida on Monday became the first to strike down the entire law to
overhaul the nation's health-care system, potentially complicating
implementation of the statute in the 26 states that brought the suit.
8) Syrians call for protests on Facebook and Twitter
BEIRUT -- Syrians are
organizing campaigns on Facebook and Twitter that call for a "day of
rage" in Damascus this week, taking inspiration from Egypt and Tunisia
in using social networking sites to rally their followers for sweeping
political reforms.
9) Post Tech: Google, Twitter team up for Egyptians to send tweets via phone
As Egypt moved Monday to
shut down its sole operating Internet service provider, Google and
Twitter teamed up to create a service for people to send tweets from the
nation through a phone call.
10) Arabs' urge for self-government shouldn't be a surprise
If the alternatives to his rule are poor, it is because he worked to make it so.
