Archives for: February 2011, 06
Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions
By News on Feb 6, 2011
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CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's vice president met with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups for the first time Sunday and offered sweeping concessions, including granting press freedom and rolling back police powers in the government's latest attempt to try to end nearly two weeks of upheaval....Obama says Egypt not going back to way it was
By News on Feb 6, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Sunday that Egypt is not going to go back to the way it was before pro-democracy protests roiled the country, and played down prospects that the Muslim Brotherhood would take a major role in a new government....Obama says people who hate him don't know him
By News on Feb 6, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he doesn't take it personally when people say they hate him....Obama struggling to find path in Egypt crisis
By News on Feb 6, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly two weeks into the Egyptian crisis, the Obama administration is still struggling to find a path forward that protects U.S. security interests without abandoning the pro-democracy protesters....Egypt regime offers new concessions to opposition
By News on Feb 6, 2011
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CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's vice president met a broad representation of major opposition groups for the first time Sunday and offered new concessions including freedom of the press, release of those detained since anti-government protests began nearly two weeks ago and the eventual lifting of the country's hated emergency laws....