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Changing of the Guard in Egypt
Egypt's elected President has suddenly seized new powers, thrown out veterans of the Mubarak dictatorship and even replaced the editors of state-owned newspapers.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenEgypt's elected President Mohammed Morsi has suddenly seized new powers, thrown out veterans of the Mubarak dictatorship and even replaced the editors of state-owned newspapers. What does it mean for democracy, the Muslim Brotherhood, and relations with Israel and the United States? Also, the campaigns get testy in swing states, and redesigning the toilet.
Banner image: Retired former Egyptian Defense Minister Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi (L) shakes hands with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo on August 14, 2011. Reuters
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3 storiesThe Campaigns Get Testy in Swing States
Yesterday on the campaign trial, Mitt Romney broke form and issued an angry denunciation of President Obama. "Take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting America." Vice President Joe Biden created a stir of his own.
Read the story7 minThe Arab Spring Gets a New Look in Egypt
After last year's revolution in Egypt, Generals from the ousted Mubarak regime disbanded the elected parliament and limited the powers of incoming President Mohammed Morsi. This weekend, Morsi struck back. He fired the top two generals and seized powers they had taken for themselves.
Read the story36 minCaltech Wins Competition to Reinvent the Toilet
When Bill Gates said it was time to think about toilets, researchers around the world paid attention and eight universities got grants worth $400,000 apiece. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations says 2.6 billion people lack access to toilets. One and a half million children die every year from diarrheal diseases.
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