June 17, 2013

Obama: ‘Romney Seems to Shoot First and Aim Later’ (Video)

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*In an interview with “60 Minutes” to air this Sunday, President Obama suggested that Mitt Romney acted too quickly in responding to the U.S. embassy in Cairo’s statement condemning an anti-Islam video, reports Politico. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “There’s a broader lesson to be learned here. Gov. Romney seems to have a tendency to [...]




Man Behind Anti-Islam Film in Hiding after Deadly Violence Erupts

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*The maker of the anti-Islam film is in hiding now after it sparked deadly violence In Libya leading to the killing of a U.S. Ambassador, reports Deadline.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The online trailer for “Innocence Of Muslims,” a movie written, produced and directed by amateur filmmaker Sam Bacile, is being blamed for sparking [...]




Twitter in the Center of Controversy Over Censorship

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*Can you believe that Twitter has been around less than a decade? It has become such an intricate piece of the social fabric that it’s as if the world has never been without it…sort of like cell phones. For the first time, we were able to say whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted, about whatever [...]




The Government Has too Much Say in Christianity

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*The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether the government can dictate the message of a Christian ministry. And a brief submitted along with the question cites a page of biblical references as authority, listing them even ahead of the U.S. Constitution, statutes and previous case law. The idea of a forced message is [...]




Oprah’s Camp Denies Reports of Show Filming in Egypt

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*Reps for Oprah Winfrey have shot down reports the talk show host is taping a future episode of her show in Egypt. The country’s new tourism minister Munir Fakhri Abdelnur reportedly told a local newspaper in Cairo that Winfrey was planning to broadcast a live show from Tahrir Square on “a Friday in March.” But [...]




Egypt’s New Govt. Wants Oprah Show in Tahrir Square

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*Oprah Winfrey has received an invitation from Egypt’s new minister of tourism to do a show in Cairo’s Tahrir Square–the center of the recent Egyptian revolution. It’s part of an effort by the minister, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, to boost tourism to the country. Nour also invited other celebrities to come to Egypt, according to [...]




Reports: Egypt President Mubarak to Step Down Tonight

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*Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will step down Thursday evening, sources have told NBC News, and is expected to announce the nature of his departure via a taped speech to air on Egypt’s state television later tonight . Current vice-president Omar Suleiman will take over the presidency, sources also said. Military forces in the country have [...]




Alicia Keys Moved by Freedom Fighters in Egypt

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*Alicia Keys has paid tribute to those fighting for reform in Egypt in a post on her website, insisting she realized there was a growing movement against the country’s government when she took an inspirational three-week trip through the country in 2006. The R&B star was so deeply moved by Egypt she named her first-born [...]




ABC’s Christiane Amanpour Interviews Hosni Mubarak

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*One day after being threatened by supporters of Hosni Mubarak in the streets of Cairo (see video below), ABC News correspondent Christiane Amanpour landed an interview with the Egyptian president as violence continues to escalate on the streets. Shortly after 2 p.m. EST, Amanpour told her Twitter followers that she just spent 20 minutes interviewing [...]




Turn for the Worse: Mubarak Backers and Opponents Clash

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*Thousands of supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak battled in Cairo’s main square Wednesday, raining stones, bottles and firebombs on each other in scenes of uncontrolled violence as soldiers stood by without intervening. Government backers galloped in on horses and camels, only to be dragged to the ground and beaten bloody. At the front [...]




Update: Mubarak Says He’s Staying until Term is Up

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*Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday he won’t seek re-election this fall but vowed to fulfill his current term and oversee the restoration of order in the country consumed with anti-government unrest for more than a week. Mubarak said the demonstrations paralyzing Egypt began as expressions of the legitimate will of the people for democratic [...]




Report: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Will Not Seek Re-Election

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*Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is about to speak in the next 10 to 15 minutes – and CNN is reporting that he is expected to announce that he will not seek re-election, according to a senior Obama administration. More than a quarter-million people flooded Cairo’s main square Tuesday in a stunning and jubilant array of [...]