Democracy Now! May 29, 2012

May 29, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

Protests erupt in Egypt as Mubarak's ex-PM secures a spot in presidential run-off election. Sharif Abdel Kouddous talks to Jimmy Carter about monitoring the Egyptian elections. Charles Ferguson, director of the Academy Award-winning documentary, "Inside Job," speaks about his new book, which argues Wall Street has turned the US into a "predatory nation." Plus headlines, and more.

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Egyptian presidential election, 2012

A presidential election was held in Egypt on 23 and 24 May 2012. The main election was held on 16 and 17 June. The Muslim Brotherhood declared early 18 June 2012, that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt's presidential election, which would be the first victory of an Isla... Explore this topic

Egypt

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Most of its territory of 1,010,000 square kilometers lies within North Africa and i... Explore this topic

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is a United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion, aired by more than 1000 radio, television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. The award-winning one hour War and Peace Report is host... Explore this topic

Jimmy Carter

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. Before he became President, Carter, a Democrat, s... Explore this topic

Charles Ferguson

Charles Henry Ferguson is the founder and president of Representational Pictures, Inc., and director and producer of No End In Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq and Inside Job, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Ferguson is also a successful software entrep... Explore this topic

Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Sharif Abdel Kouddous was born in California, United States and raised in Cairo, Egypt. He attended the British International School in Cairo and left for the United States when he was eighteen years old. He attended the Duke University and obtained a degree in economics and a... Explore this topic

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