Ivory Coast Dispute Leaves Two Presidents, Chaos
(AP) — The two candidates in Ivory Coast’s disputed presidential election took dueling oaths of office Saturday after each claimed victory, as the political crisis spiraled out of control and renewed...
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View ArticleWhite House Aligns with Egyptian Protesters
(Washington Post) — The Obama administration firmly aligned itself on Sunday with the protest movement that has overtaken Egypt, calling for an “orderly transition” to a more representative government...
View ArticleMideast Unrest Could Hurt U.S. Recovery
(Wall Street Journal) — The U.S. economy can absorb the hit from the past week’s rise in oil prices, but could stumble anew if continuing Mideast turmoil pushes crude prices significantly higher....
View ArticleOut of Egypt’s Chaos, Opportunity for Investors?
(Daily Finance) — “The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets,” legendary financier Baron Rothschild declared more than a century ago. The same principle could hold true for times when...
View ArticleFacebook Treads Carefully after Role in Protests
(Washington Post) — In Egypt, the tried-and-true tool for opponents of President Hosni Mubarak in recent years has been Facebook. Most recently, it was on Facebook – which boasts 5 million users in...
View ArticleViolent Crackdown Costs Malawi U.S. Aid
(Wall Street Journal) — A U.S. aid agency said Tuesday it is halting a $350 million, three-month-old energy project-financing deal with Malawi after the southeast African country’s government responded...
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