The Guardian
Egypt election: early results - live updates
• Latest results suggest error in early exit polls• Morsi first, but Leftist Sabahy pushes Shafiq into third• Free Syrian Army shuns al-Qaida in Syria1.11pm: Hamdeen Sabahy jumped into second place after Ahram's election tally added results from the port city of Alexandria where he enjoys big support, explains Jack Shenker in audio update from Cairo.There is a lot of confusion. We are not yet s...
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AP
Egypt's ultraconservatives planting seeds in vote
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) -- For Egypt's most conservative Islamists, the country's first competitive presidential election has been a test of their political savvy as they try to plant the seeds for turning the country into an Islamic state....
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sueddeutsche
Was Ägypter über die Präsidentschaftswahl denken: "Alle Kandidaten sind Marionetten des Militärs"
Wer folgt auf Mubarak? 50 Millionen Ägypter sind aufgerufen, einen neuen Präsidenten zu wählen. Wir haben Menschen in Kairo, Alexandria und Gize gefragt, wie sie die Militärherrschaft erleben, was sie sich von den Wahlen erhoffen und für welchen Kandidaten sie gestimmt haben.
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DerSpiegel
Bibliothek von Alexandria: Belesene Braut am Mittelmeer
Einst wurde in Alexandria das Wissen der Welt gehortet: Die historische Bibliothek hat mittlerweile eine moderne Nachfolgerin gefunden, die Touristen anziehen soll - etwa mit dem größten offenen Lesesaal der Welt.
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BBC
Little hope amid the squalor in Alexandria
In Egypt's second city economic worries trump politics
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Huffington Post
Cleopatra Exhibit At California Science Center (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Beautiful, cunning and intelligent: as one of the most remarkable rulers in the history of the world, Cleopatra seduced two of the most powerful men of her time, restored Egypt to its former glory and continues to capture imaginations thousands of years after her death. Los Angeles admirers of the ancient Egyptian queen will get the chance to immerse themselves in her world starting May 23, whe...
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Foreign Policy
Egyptians vote in historic presidential election
Egyptians
began
voting at 8:00 a.m. in the first free
presidential election in the country's history. Although some polling stations
opened up late and minimal reports of infractions of election laws have emerged, there have been no major instances of violence. The election has
played out to be a contest between Islamists, secularists, and former members
of the Mubarak regime. However, accord...
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Reuters
Virginia, Florida have most well-read cities in U.S.: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York and Boston may strike many as more intellectual but Alexandria, a small urban area in Virginia just outside Washington, D.C., is the most well-read city in the United...
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AP
Alexandria, Va., tops Amazon best-read cities list
NEW YORK (AP) -- Alexandria, Va., is having a love affair with books....
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Daily Mail
'Now we can go home': Rescued girl tells sister their two-week ordeal is over as kidnapper turns gun on himself police reveal
Police have revealed that after kidnapper Adam Mayes shot himself in the head just inches from them in a remote Mississippi wood, Alexandria Bain turned to her younger sister Kyliyah and said, 'Now we can go home'.
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Daily Mail
Adam Mayes dead: Alexandria and Kyliyah Bain found ALIVE after kidnapper shoots himself
Fugitive Adam Mayes (left) killed himself when police approached once they found him in New Albany, Mississippi with Alexandra (top right) and Kyliyah Bain (bottom right).
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DieZeit
Fußball: Donezk macht Titelhattrick perfekt
Donezk (Ukraine) (SID) - Schachtjor Donezk hat zum dritten Mal in Serie die Fußball-Meisterschaft in der Ukraine gewonnen. Der Titelverteidiger sicherte sich durch ein 3:0 (2:0) gegen PFK Alexandria ...
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Washington Post
The ‘mature suburbs’ are the 2012 battleground
Everyone knows that the suburbs are a central battleground of the 2012 campaign.
But the “suburbs” is a very broad description that takes in areas that have very little in common aside from some basic geographic proximity to a major metropolitan area. Alexandria, Virginia and Purcellville, Virginia — for example — have very little in common other than they are both in the proximity of the D.C....
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The Nation
Egyptians rage against army stay
CAIRO - Thousands of anti-military protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria on Friday, days after bloody clashes near the defence ministry raised tensions ahead of landmark presidential elections.In the capital, several thousand gathered in Tahrir Square and hundreds were in the Abassiya neighbourhood near the defence ministry, despite stern warnings from the army.Heavy gunfire .....
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NEWS.au.com
Egyptians protest against military
THOUSANDS of anti-military protesters have taken to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria, days after bloody clashes near the defence ministry raised tensions ahead of landmark presidential elections.
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Telegraph
Thousands take to streets in Cairo
Thousands of antimilitary protesters took to the streets in Cairo and Alexandria, three weeks of landmark presidential elections.
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omg
’16 & Pregnant’ Stars Mackenzie & Alexandria Join ‘Teen Mom 3′ Cast
Fresh new faces (and fresh new drama) are on the way as Mackenzie & Alexandria from ’16 & Pregnant’ join the cast of ‘Teen Mom 3.’ It might be Teen Mom‘s last season — we’re crossing our fingers for a spinoff with Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra — but Mackenzie Douthit and Alexandria Sekella from 16 & Pregnant will be among the four girls featured [...]
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Nature
Quiet please
Ismail Serageldin deserves the chance to prepare a new future for the Alexandria library.
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CNN
Saudi Arabia closes its embassy in Egypt; pulls ambassador
Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Cairo and ordered the closure of its embassy in Egypt, as well as its consulates in the Egyptian cities of Alexandria and Suez, the country's state news agency reported Saturday .
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The New Yorker
Wendell Steavenson: Islamists in Egypt, after Mubarak.
Alexandria was once Egypt’s city of outsiders—a center of Hellenic culture that became a Christian capital second only to Rome and the home of a large and thriving Jewish community. It was an outsider, Lawrence Durrell, who wrote the great saga of the city, “The . . . (Subscription required.)
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Washington Post
Lake Braddock’s Hannah Christen, Annandale’s Ahmed Bile look strong at Northern Virginia Invitational
Lake Braddock’s Hannah Christen cruised to victory in the 1,600 meters and Annandale’s Ahmed Bile dominated the 800 at the Northern Virginia Invitational Saturday in Alexandria, performances that gave their seasons a significant boost two weeks ahead of the Penn Relays.
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Reuters
Fight emerges over fate of Megaupload U.S. servers
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday came up short trying to find anyone to take possession of more than 1,100 computer servers that were used by Megaupload, the now-shuttered online service that has been charged with massive copyright infringement.
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AP
Fate of data held by Megaupload up in the air
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- A judge has ordered further negotiations on what should be done with millions of data files that were removed from the Internet when federal investigators shut down one of the world's largest filesharing sites....
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politico
Romney camp and RNC make it official, moneywise
POLITICO's Dave Levinthal reports:
As expected, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee have officially filed paperwork to form a joint fundraising committee, Federal Election Commission records from today show.
Formally dubbed Romney Victory, Inc., the joint fundraising committee will also include the Idaho Republican Party, Oklahoma Leadership Co...
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Daily Mail
Egypt holidays: Luxor and Alexandria have much to offer - but where are the tourists?
The political tremors of the last year have not helped Egypt's reputation as a holiday destination. But Fleur Chavasse finds much to enjoy - if few other people - in Alexandria and Luxor.
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science blogs
Kommentar von Alexandria bei "Die Heartlandtragödie oder warum Wissenschaftler alle nur kleine Scheisser sind, gerad wie alle anderen auch." (Primaklima) am 09.03.2012
axel· 09.03.12 · 00:03 Uhr
@ Alexandra
Ja, das waren dann die Fehler 1 - 4.
Haben Sie sich schon jemals gefragt, warum man Atmosphärenpyhsik und Computer braucht, wenn man wie Sie alles im Kopf rechnen kann?
Zur Verdopplung von CO2:
Ach ja, das ist ja gar nicht so klar. Möglicherweise beschließt die Welt ja doch noch, billige Kohle, Ölsände und Schiefergas im Erdboden zu lassen, es deutet...
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AP
Ex-Somali PM won't contest war crime claims in US
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- The former prime minister of Somalia on Thursday ended an eight-year legal battle by accepting legal liability for alleged war crimes and killings that occurred under the regime of dictator Siad Barre. But he denied wrongdoing and said he never approved any slayings....
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Reuters
U.S. judge orders Moroccan held for Capitol plot
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered a Moroccan man to be held on charges that he planned a suicide bombing attack against Congress, believing he was working with al Qaeda militants when in fact his contacts were undercover agents.
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National Post
Judge orders Moroccan man held in U.S. Capitol terror plot charges
A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered a Moroccan man to be held on charges that he planned a suicide bombing attack against the U.S. Congress, believing he was working with al Qaeda militants when in fact his contacts were undercover agents.
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Krone
USA: Terrorist plante Selbstmord-Anschlag auf Kapitol
Die US-Polizei hat einen mutmaßlichen Terroristen in die Falle gelockt, der anscheinend einen Selbstmordanschlag auf das Washingtoner Kapitol verüben wollte. Nach Angaben des Justizministeriums lebte der 29-jährige gebürtige Marokkaner Amine El Khalifi (Bild) seit zwölf Jahren illegal in den USA und wurde noch am Freitag bei einem Bundesgericht in Alexandria angeklagt. Ihm werde ein versuchter ...
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: One dead in Egypt building collapse
Rescuers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Alexandria, the second largest city in Egypt.
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ARD
Zwei Tote bei Straßenschlachten in Kairo
Nach dem Freitagsgebet ist die Gewalt in Ägypten erneut eskaliert. In Kairo gab es Zusammenstöße zwischen Demonstranten und der Polizei. Es sollen Brandbomben geflogen sein. Ein Demonstrant und ein Soldat starben. Auch in Alexandria und Suez gab es Proteste.
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TMZ
Alexandria Beck -- Opera Needs to Go Pop!
Opera phenom Alexandria Beck knows the secret to bringing opera to the masses -- just mix it with mainstream tunes. So, TMZ kinda proudly presents our first (and probably last) hip-hopera!
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Daily Mail
Music fan, 20, who died from cancer is immortalised on cover of her favourite band Florence and the Machine
A portrait of Natalie Roberts from Alexandria in Scotland, who died from Ewing's Sarcoma in 2010, has been chosen to appear on the record cover by Florence and the Machine.
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Washington Post
Costco Wholesale drives deeper into Washington area
Discount retailer Costco Wholesale is making greater inroads into the Washington area with plans for a new store on a 12-acre tract in Alexandria, one of three locations in the works in the region.
Costco stands to gain grocery market share, albeit marginal, at a time when traditional players, like Food Lion and Superfresh, struggle to compete in a changing industry. Drug stores and big-box ch...
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AP
Renowned attorney Bennett to represent Megaupload
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- One of the nation's most prominent defense lawyers will represent file-sharing website Megaupload on charges that the company used its popular site to orchestrate a massive piracy scheme that enabled millions of illegal downloads of movies and other content....
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Los Angeles Times
Temecula church vandalized in possible hate crime
A burned Bible and a bench marked with a pentagram were tossed outside of a Catholic church in Temecula, prompting an investigation of a possible hate crime.
The pentagram was found scrawled on a bench that was tossed into a fountain outside of St. Catherine of Alexandria Church last week, Riverside County sheriff’s officials told the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
Then, on Monday, a charred Bible...
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Washington Post
1 year later, protesters demand answers over Egypt church bombing that killed 21 people
CAIRO — Hundreds of Egyptians held protests Saturday outside a Cairo courthouse and in the port city of Alexandria to demand answers over who was behind a bombing outside a church a year ago that killed 21 worshippers.
The attack in Alexandria took place Jan. 1, 2011, striking worshippers leaving a New Year’s Eve Mass.
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Zeit
Arabischer Frühling: Als Kugeln und Fäuste flogen
Leser Philipp Mack war im Sommer in Alexandria. Vom arabischen Frühling erfuhr er nur noch aus Erzählungen der Einwohner und dem ägyptischen Fernsehen.
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Le Point
Vent de panique à l'Institut du sein à Paris
par Gérard Bon et Alexandria Sage PARIS (Reuters) - Depuis la veille de...
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NZZ
Sachwalter eines grossen Erbes
Der Denker und Schriftsteller Youssef Ziedan begleitete den Aufbau der Bibliothek von Alexandria
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People
President Obama & Bo Hit Petsmart - and Leave with a Chew Toy
The Commander-in-Chief shops with the First Pooch at a store in Alexandria, Va.
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Mashable
Obama Girls Can Expect Tech Gifts From Best Buy This Christmas
Ever wonder where the president of the U.S. does his holiday shopping? President Obama went to Best Buy in Alexandria, Va., while the rest of th…
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Reuters
Waiting for Congress, Obama takes dog Bo shopping
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - With his wife and daughters already in Hawaii for the holidays, President Barack Obama took his dog Bo shopping on Wednesday as he waited for congressional leaders to mop up a payroll tax mess that has kept him in Washington.
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TheDomains
Vertical Axis Wins Two UDRP’s & Gets A Reverse Hijacking Finding On 1: Planate.com & Trucco.com
Vertical Axis, Inc. represented by ESQwire.com, just won a Reverse Domain Hijacking UDRP against Planate Management Group LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, who bought a UDRP on the domain name Planate.com Also in a separate ruling issued today, Vertical Axis, Inc beat back a UDRP on the domain name Trucco.com despite a trademark citing in part [...]
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Zeit
Ägypten: "Die Revolution wurde uns gestohlen"
Am 1. Januar 2011 detonierte in Alexandria vor einer koptischen Kirche eine Bombe, 23 Menschen starben. Ein Besuch bei dem Priester, der den Anschlag erlebte.
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New York Times
Square Feet: A Defense Dept. Complex in Virginia Raises Safety Concerns
When thousands of Defense Department workers moved to the Mark Center in Alexandria, Va., some of their neighbors started feeling less safe.
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APA-OTS
Ideen, Projekte und soziale Kommunikation in Bitrix Intranet 11.0 verwalten =
Alexandria, Virginia (ots/PRNewswire) -
Bitrix gibt die Veröffentlichung der Bitrix Intranet Version 11.0
bekannt, welche ein erweitertes CRM, einen unternehmensweiten Active
Stream, Werkzeuge für das Projektmanagement, für Meetings, für das
Ideenmanagement und eine mobile Version ...
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The Nation
Egypt army claims success
CAIRO (AFP) - The interim army rulers in post-revolution Egypt have successfully overseen the start of elections, but they and the country at large face huge challenges ahead, analysts said.The long orderly queues in Cairo and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on the first day of parliamentary elections were a triumph after the violent scenes of last week when 42 people died in unrest that t...
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Zeit
Wahlen: Wahlen in Ägypten werden fortgesetzt
Kairo (dpa) - In Ägypten wird die erste Runde der Parlamentswahlen heute fortgesetzt. Bis zum Abend haben die Wahlberechtigten in Kairo, Alexandria und sieben weiteren Provinzen Zeit, ihre Stimmen ab...
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The Jerusalem Post
Gallery: Egyptians cast ballots in first free election
First phase of voting takes place in Cairo and Alexandria; lower house elections not to be complete until 2012.
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Times of India
Divided post-revolution Egypt heads to polls
Voting will take place in three stages beginning on Monday in the main cities of Cairo, Alexandria and other areas in a drawn-out procedure that will finish in March.
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Irish Times
Violence feared as mass protests planned in Egypt
EGYPTIANS FEAR widespread violence during today’s mass demonstrations in the squares, streets and boulevards of Cairo, Alexandria and Ismailiya.
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National Post
Egyptian clashes over military rule rage through the night
The death toll in five days of violence climbed to 37 by a Reuters count after a man was killed in the city of Alexandria. Hardcore protesters battled police through the night in Cairo
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Amnesty International
Egypt military rulers must rein in security forces
Headline Title:
Egypt military rulers must rein in security forces
21 November 2011
Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) must urgently bring an end to the excessive use of force that has led to numerous deaths and injuries amid protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square ...
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Handelsblatt
Protest gegen Militärrat: Tote und Verletzte bei Krawallen in Ägypten
Wenige Tage vor den Wahlen fließt in Ägypten wieder Blut. In Kairo, Alexandria und anderen Städten protestieren Tausende gegen den regierenden Militärrat. Die Bilanz: Tote und Hunderte Verletzte.
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The Jerusalem Post
'Two killed, 766 hurt in Egypt street clashes'
Demonstrators call for ruling army council head to go; unrest spreads to Alexandria, Suez; youths chant to "topple the regime."
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Al Jazhera
Deaths as Egypt police clash with protesters
Cairo protests spread to cities of Alexandria, Aswan and Suez, leaving at least two demonstrators dead.
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DnJournal
Jon Lumpkin Leaves Richmond.com to Help Skip Hoagland Build an Ambitious Dual Purpose Site on Alexandria.com
After award winning work at Richmond.com, Jon Lumpkin has left to join Skip Hoagland's Domains New Media where he will help build a new site on Alexandria.com. The project will serve two cities that share the same name. Lumpkin will work on Alexandria, Virginia while Gastón Piarrette develops a corresponding site for Alexandria, Egypt.
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