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February 14, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) -- ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about the most important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views.
Top world and U.S. headlines recently include:
THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION
• Outside of Cairo, Egypt’s joy is reserved (NPR)
• Stocks rally and oil falls as Mubarak cedes power (Reuters)
• U.S. faces power vacuum in Mideast (Washington Post)
• Celebration erupts in Cairo (Reuters)
OTHER NEWS
• Obama budget pivots from stimulus to deficit cuts (New York Times)
• White House seeks to phase out Fannie, Freddie (NPR)
• Algerian police to stifle Egypt-inspired protest (Reuters)
• Islamist rebel says he ordered Russian bombing (Reuters)
• Tunisia calls up army reserve to tackle violence(Reuters)
• Did bill try to redefine rape? GOP backs down after public outcry (Christian Science Monitor)
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OUTSIDE OF CAIRO, EGYPT’S JOY IS RESERVED
February 12, 2011 (NPR) -- Alexandria, Egypt's second largest city, is relatively quiet Saturday as the post-Mubarak era begins. Host Scott Simon gets the latest news of Alexandria from NPR's Corey Flintoff.
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/12/133709027/Outside-Of-Cairo-Egypts-Joy-Is-R...
OBAMA BUDGET PIVOTS FROM STIMULUS TO DEFICIT CUTS
February 12, 2011 (New York Times) -- President Obama, pivoting at midterm from costly economic stimulus measures to deficit reduction, on Monday released a fiscal year 2012 budget that projects an annual deficit of more than $1 trillion before government shortfalls decline to “sustainable” levels for the rest of the decade.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/us/politics/15obama.html?_r=1&hp
STOCKS RALLY AND OIL FALLS AS MUBARAK CEDES POWER
February 11, 2011 (Reuters) -- NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stocks surged while oil prices fell on Friday after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt bolstered sentiment among investors who feared regional unrest could disrupt Middle East crude supplies.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/11/us-markets-global-idUSTRE71A0M...
U.S. FACES POWER VACUUM IN MIDEAST
February 11, 2011 (Washington Post) - The popular uprising in Egypt triumphed Friday as President Hosni Mubarak surrendered to the will of a leaderless revolution and stepped down after 30 years of autocratic rule over the Arab world's most populous nation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR201102...
WHITE HOUSE SEEKS TO PHASE OUT FANNIE, FREDDIE
February 11, 2011 (NPR) -- The Obama administration announced its plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Friday, saying it would like to see the mortgage giants phased out over the next five to seven years. The pair had to be taken over by the government at the height of the financial crisis, and have so far cost taxpayers more than $130 billion. But, troubled as they are, Fannie and Freddie now dominate the nation's housing finance system — which makes eliminating them a dicey proposition.
http://www.npr.org/2011/02/11/133691015/U-S-Proposes-Overhaul-Of-Mortgag...
CELEBRATION ERUPTS IN CAIRO
Feb 11, 2011 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation sparks celebration in Cairo. Katharine Jackson reports.
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=186748543&newsChannel=worldNew
ALGERIA POLICE TO STIFLE EGYPT-INSPIRED PROTEST
February 12, 2011 (Reuters) - Thousands of police in riot gear were in position in the center of the Algerian capital on Saturday to stop a planned demonstration from mimicking the uprising which forced out Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Officials have banned the opposition march, setting the stage for possible clashes between police and demonstrators who are demanding greater democratic freedoms, a change of government, and more jobs. Mubarak's resignation on Friday, and last month's overthrow of Tunisia’s leader, have electrified the Arab world and led many to ask which country could be next in a region where a flammable mix of authoritarian rule and popular anger are the norm.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/12/us-algeria-protest-idUSTRE71B0...
ISLAMIST REBEL SAYS HE ORDERED RUSSIAN BOMBING
February 7, 2011 (Reuters)--Islamist rebel leader Doku Umarov said on Monday he had ordered a suicide bombing that killed 36 people at Russia's busiest airport last month. Umarov, 46, speaking in a video carried by the Islamist website www.Kavkazcenter.com, said there would be further such attacks in pursuit of an independent Muslim state governed by Sharia law in Russia's Caucasus region -- a territory embracing Chechnya, Dagestan and other nearby territories.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/07/us-russia-bomb-umarov-idUSTRE7...
TUNISIA CALLS UP ARMY RESERVE TO TACKLE VIOLENCE
February 8, 2011 (Reuters)--Tunisia asked military reservists to report for duty and warned police they would be fired for skipping work on Monday, in a new drive to restore order three weeks after an uprising overthrew the president. Security officials in the coalition government put in place after President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia have said there is a conspiracy by officials close to the old administration to spread chaos and take back power.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/08/us-tunisia-protests-security-idUSTRE7165TH20110208
DID BILL TRY TO REDEFINE RAPE? GOP BACKS DOWN AFTER PUBLIC OUTCRY
February 3, 2011 (Christian Science Monitor) --A GOP-backed House bill aimed at limiting federal funding of abortions used the phrase 'forcible rape,' suggesting that abortions for other kinds of rape would not be covered. Critics called it an attempt to redefine rape, and the GOP relented. But the bill is still controversial.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0203/Did-bill-try-to-redefine...
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