Tunisia’s revolution has exploded longstanding curbs to free expression. Media, civil society groups and political parties are flowering. Journalist and blogger Haythem el Mekki, 29, earns a living poking fun at politicians for Tunisia’s popular Radio Mosaique. It is the kind of free-wheeling satire that did not exist here a year ago. During the marathon [...]
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November 1, 2011
October 20, 2011
Mediator: ‘Constructive’ NBA talks to continue
(CNN) — “Constructive” talks between NBA players and owners will continue Thursday afternoon, a federal mediator said “Everyone is extremely focused on the core issues, the difficult issues that confront them,” mediator George Cohen told reporters Wednesday evening. Lengthy negotiations were held Tuesday and Wednesday. With the first two weeks of the regular season canceled, [...]
September 27, 2011
Rick Perry-Mitt Romney Battle Far From Finished
Everyone who’s covering the GOP presidential primary needs to take a mood stabilizer. Keep the predictive powder dry. Chill the heck out. (I say this as a disinterested observer who loathes Gov. Rick Perry and former Gov. Mitt Romney for different reasons, but in equal measure.) On the day he declared his candidacy, Perry had [...]