Seven Thoughts on Egypt
Protesters hold a banner during a demonstration in Cairo. (Asmaa Waguih/courtesy Reuters)
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Protesters hold a banner during a demonstration in Cairo. (Asmaa Waguih/courtesy Reuters)
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 25, 2011. (Jim Young/courtesy Reuters)
An anti-government protester defaces a picture of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria. (Courtesy Reuters)
Polling center workers sort and count ballots in Aweil, Sudan. (Ho New/courtesy Reuters)
The podcast for The World Next Week is up. Bob McMahon and I went a bit long today as we discussed the pending announcement of the referendum results in South Sudan; the continued international efforts to resolve the standoff in Ivory Coast; Brazil’s February presidency of the UN Security Council; the upcoming meeting of the Quartet for the Middle East during the Munich Security Conference; and, on a lighter note, the Screen Actors Guild awards show this Sunday night in Los Angeles.
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President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Pool New/courtesy Reuters)
President Obama walks along the White House Colonnade today in Washington. (Larry Downing/courtesy Reuters)
Protester during a demonstration in downtown Tunis. (Finbarr O'Reilly/courtesy Reuters)
The podcast for The World Next Week is up. Bob McMahon and I sat down to discuss expectations for President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union address; the Russian Duma’s upcoming vote on the New START Treaty; the continued upheaval in Tunisia; and the World Economic Forum next week in Davos.
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President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle examine the bible used for his swearing-in ceremony in Washington. (Poll New/courtesy Reuters)
U.S. Air Force personnel adjust the red carpet before the arrival of China's President Hu Jintao at Andrews Air Force Base. (Jason Reed/courtesy Reuters)
U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) walks to his office after meeting with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 21, 2010. (Jonathan Ernst/ courtesy Reuters)
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