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10 of TIME's 100 'most influential'
What does it mean to be influential today? TIME Magazine may not have a scientific answer, but they identified scores of people in their 2012 “100 Most Influential People in the World” list, released this week. Here is a sampling of 10 people from around the world who made the cut.
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Egyptian revolution anniversary: 4 activists explain the work left
On the anniversary of the Egyptian uprising that swept former President Hosni Mubarak from power, many of those who protested are not celebrating. Four activists tell the Monitor why.
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Technology 2012: Four tech trends to watch
Technological innovations lay at the heart of many of last year's biggest stories -- from citizen-recorded videos that fanned the flames of the Arab Spring to the social-media organized Occupy movement. So what new technologies – and unexpected uses of them – will change social habits and relationships this year? Here are four 2012 technology trends that are sure to play a role:
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In Pictures: Cairo protests
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In Pictures: The revolution will be blogged
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Egypt's misguided search for heroes
A change of mind-set about Egypt's history and future is necessary in that country. The history of nations is not defined by heroes in the presidential palace but by heroes on the street. Egypt must focus on building citizen-led institutions to best meet current and future challenges.
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Bread riots or bankruptcy: Egypt faces stark economic choicesEgypt needs IMF money to stay afloat, but the international lender is demanding tough subsidy cuts from an already-embattled government.
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Backchannels Penn & Teller in Cairo, 2003
A different time.
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Egypt's reviled police plead for understanding, support
Egypt's police, besieged by criticism for helping the government crack down on protesters, say they have been put in an unfair position and need protection.
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Terrorism & Security Two years later, Egyptians' euphoria over Mubarak's fall a distant memory (+video)
Some protesters demanded President Morsi's ouster as they clashed with police on the anniversary of Mubarak's fall. Deepening economic woes and violence have marred Morsi's short tenure.
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Egyptians mark second anniversary of Mubarak's ouster with protests
Egyptians blocked transportation and staged demonstrations in protest of President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, who they feel has fallen short.
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Cover Story
Egypt's unfinished revolutionCan the government of President Mohamed Morsi survive – and what do its struggles portend for a region where other Islamist political movements are on the rise?
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Backchannels In the new Egypt, the police still hew to their old torturing ways
When Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt, torture of suspects and citizens was commonplace among Egypt's police. Under President Mohamed Morsi, not much has changed.
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Egyptians work to reclaim a Tahrir tainted by sexual assault
Tahrir square has become a terrifying place for women as sexual assault becomes more common and violent. Fed up, civilians are making it their job to prevent it and rescue women from attacks.
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Egypt liberals, Islamists pressure Morsi to form unity government
A hardline Islamist party normally allied to Egypt's president joined the liberal opposition Wednesday calling for a national unity government in an effort to end the violence.
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Backchannels Egypt shudders, with leadership nowhere in sight
When the head of Egypt's military starts darkly warning of state collapse, it's time to worry.
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As Egyptians flout curfew, Army warns of 'collapse'
The head of Egypt's Army has warned that recent upheaval, which shows no signs of abating, could bring about the 'collapse' of the Egyptian state.
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Egypt's Army chief warns state could collapse amid political crisis (+video)
Thousands took to the streets Monday night in direct defiance of a night curfew and a state of emergency declared by President Morsi. Many worry the rioting could spread to other parts of Egypt.
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Morsi declares state of emergency after dozens killed in Egypt
The wave of violence in Port Said, Suez, and Cairo is a symptom of an unresolved political crisis provoked by President Mohamed Morsi.
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Time to build, not protest? On revolution anniversary, Egyptians disagree
While many Egyptians returned to Tahrir Square on the revolution's two-year anniversary, the Muslim Brotherhood performed charity work, arguing that was a better way to honor the revolution.
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Backchannels Tahrir, the saddest square in the world?
Some days it feels like it. The reporter takes a walk through Tahrir Square, the heart of the 2011 uprising against Egypt's Hosni Mubarak.
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Backchannels For Egypt's satirists, Morsi's power is no joke
Bassem Youssef, whose Daily Show-inspired satirical program propelled him to stardom, is the latest target of Egypt's attempts to silence government critics.
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The Monitor's View: Egypt's big lesson in democracy
Egypt adopted a postrevolutionary constitution this week. But the Arab nation has only begun to understand that democracy isn't only majority rule.
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Egypt's public prosecutor resigns amid protests
Egypt's public prosecutor quit under pressure from his opponents in the judiciary, drawing an angry response from the Muslim Brotherhood ahead of a second round vote on a divisive draft-constitution.
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Terrorism & Security Will Egypt's military choose to make or break the referendum process? (+video)
By granting the Egyptian military the power to arrest citizens during the referendum process, Morsi has given it enormous influence over the outcome of the controversial constitutional vote.
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Six days of riots erupt in the 'New Northern Ireland'
A motion in Belfast to stop flying the British Union flag year-round touched off the riots, but the issues run deeper.
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As Egypt's Morsi remains defiant, a former top Brother speaks out (+video)
A former senior leader of the Muslim Brotherhood outlined his disappointment in President Mohamed Morsi today, who is rushing through a new Egyptian constitution.
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Egypt's anti-Morsi protests spread beyond Cairo
Egypt's angry political divide is evident well outside Cairo, with protests erupting against President Mohamed Morsi in Alexandria, along the Suez Canal, and in the Nile Delta.
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Backchannels In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood's 'trial of power' (+video)
In Egypt a few years ago, the Muslim Brotherhood was making promises. The protesters in Cairo say the group isn't keeping them.
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Terrorism & Security Tanks deploy to Egypt's presidential palace amid lull in deadly protests
The deployment of Egyptian tanks marks the first time since Mohamed Morsi's power grab that the military has gotten involved.
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