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Syria -- for Now -- Holds Steady Amid Arab Uprisings

By Andrew BossoneFeb 16th 2011 – 10:06AM
Andrew Bossone

Andrew Bossone

ALEPPO, Syria -- Revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia are inspiring mass protests in Yemen, Bahrain, Jordan, Algeria, Iran and Libya, but many Syrians don't expect a similar uprising here. While admiring what Egyptian citizens were able to accomplish with their revolution this month, many Syrians cite three reasons why their...

Opinion: Democracy Is Calling in Egypt -- Can Obama Hear It?

Jan 28th 2011 – 11:03AM

"We do big things," President Barack Obama said of Americans in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. But as he presented his presidential laundry list of domestic policy ideas, big things were afoot in the Middle East. And he had nothing to say about them. The morning of Obama's speech, the Egyptian people took...

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