:: NEWS COCKTAIL aka BlahBlahBlog ::
"Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough." -Walter Cronkite, RE TV news. The Web has changed that for many, however, and here is an extra dose for your daily news cocktail. This prescription tends to include surveillance and now war-related links, along with the occasional pop culture junk and whatever else seizes my attention as I scan online news sites.:: 2.11.2011 ::
Mubarak resigns after 30-year rule
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Friday and handed over power to the military -- three decades of his iron-clad rule ended by an 18-day revolution.
In a somber one-minute announcement on state television, Vice President Omar Suleiman said Mubarak had resigned and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will "run the affairs of the country."
Tens of thousands of emotional Egyptians exploded in deafening cheers on the streets of Cairo, electric with excitement. It was a moment they had anticipated throughout long days of relentless demonstrations -- sometimes violent -- that demanded Mubarak's departure.
It was also a moment that many had thought unimaginable in the Arab world's powerhouse nation.
"Egypt is free!" and "God is Great," they chanted in the honeymoon of the moment. They waved Egyptian flags, honked horns and set off fireworks as they savored a moment that just days ago had seemed unimaginable.
A source with close connections to Persian Gulf government leaders told CNN that Mubarak had fled to the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Read more here.
A L S O
World Leaders React to Mubarak's Resignation
New York Times
Egyptian president steps down amidst groundbreaking digital revolution
CNN
Obama's Egypt opportunity
Washington Post
Mubarak resigns, setting off wild celebrations in Egypt
Miami Herald
Post-Mubarak: How the US Plans to Aid Democracy in Egypt
CNN
[Love this one:]
US STOCKS-Wall St gains on relief at Mubarak's departure
Reuters
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