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Egypt's president spoke to the world today as crowds gathered in central Cairo expecting him to resign, but he pledged to remain in office until September, while ceding power to the vice president. Here is NEWSWEEK's guide to 10 toppled strongmen and what followed.
Most cabinet secretaries tend to fade away, but Donald Rumsfeld has become more obscure than most. Unlike former secretary of state Colin Powell, he does not show up on Sunday talk shows or travel the country giving lucrative motivational speeches before packed arenas. More ›
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Never underestimate Americans’ capacity for denial. The upheaval in Egypt reminds us of lessons that, despite decades of warnings, we have consistently sidestepped: the United States and the rest of the world will depend on oil for the indefinite future, global oil markets remain hostage to political crises that cannot be predicted or controlled, and we have not taken the prudent steps that would reduce—though not eliminate—our vulnerability to catastrophic oil interruptions. More ›
The reclusive designer has found his muse in Lady Gaga, and the outrageous frocks he has designed for her have freed him from his gilded cage. More ›
Parallels between Tahrir Square in 2011 and Tiananmen Square in 1989 haven’t been lost on China’s media censors. Last week two of the nation’s biggest Internet portals, Sina.com and NetEase.com, blocked keyword searches of the word “Egypt.” So did Weibo, China’s Twitter equivalent. More ›
Considering that anxiety makes your palms sweat, your heart race, your stomach turn somersaults, and your brain seize up like a car with a busted transmission, it’s no wonder people reach for the Xanax to vanquish it. More ›
Tommy Lee Jones, crusty and cerebral as ever, plays a suicidal academic in HBO’s "The Sunset Limited." More ›
At least for the moment, the Brotherhood will remain an important player in the Arab world wherever it can participate in free and fair elections. Democracy is about organization, not the random will of the masses. The party that can get out the votes gets control of the government. But the Egyptians have known and watched the Brotherhood for a long time, and in an open, peaceful political system its mystique should soon disappear. More ›
While much of Europe slashes spending to reduce deficits, surging oil prices are allowing Russia to splurge. The Kremlin’s choice of stimulus package is a bit of a throwback, though—among other things, a new fleet of warships to challenge China. More ›
"Doritos is not bad for you ... Doritos is nothing but corn mashed up, fried a little bit with just very little oil, and then flavored in the most delectable way." —PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, discussing snack-food health concerns on Fox Business Network. More ›
