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gional counter-revolution by abetting repressive monarchs in the Persian Gulf and providing sanctuary to fallen autocrats — with President Saleh of Yemen being among the latest beneficiaries — post-revolutionary Egypt could once again inspire change across the region. Given its size, history, and cul
o come.) In Iraq, it took the liberals years to catch up with the religious parties in organizational and campaigning skills. In the last election, Allawi finally cobbled together a coalition that won more seats than any other group, only to be outmaneuvered by postelection horse trading. If Egypt's
regional counter-revolution by abetting repressive monarchs in the Persian Gulf and providing sanctuary to fallen autocrats - with President Saleh of Yemen being among the latest beneficiaries — post-revolutionary Egypt could once again inspire change across the region. Given its size, history, and cultu
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030175 →to come.) In Iraq, it took the liberals years to catch up with the religious parties in organizational and campaigning skills. In the last election, Allawi finally cobbled together a coalition that won more seats than any other group, only to be outmaneuvered by postelection horse trading. If Egypt's lib
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030186 →rld's radar since upheaval rocked the Arab world in January, toppling the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt and sending shockwaves through Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Syria. A closer look at the political scene in Baghdad, however, shows that all is not well. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is in hot water, like
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030279 →o topple Maliki - seen as an extension of Iranian influence in the Arab and Muslim world. Iraq remains sharply divided between the prime minister and Allawi. The top seats in the ministries of defense and the interior are still vacant, and Maliki still denies Allawi the right to name the minister HOUSE_OV
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030280 →Entities connected to both Yemen and Allawi

Barack Obama
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United States
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Bill Clinton
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Bashar al-Assad
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Lebanon
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Marc Rich
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Tehran
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Cairo
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Hosni Mubarak
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Middle East
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Tunisia
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Department of Justice
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Saddam Hussein
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European Parliament
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Vietnam
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Fatah
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West Bank
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the Persian Gulf
LOCATIONthe Gaza Strip
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Muslim Brotherhood
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