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Fifth Woman, Donna Donella, Comes Forward in Cain Harassment Scandal

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On the day Sharon Bialek told her story with attorney Gloria Allred, Donella told The Washington Examiner that Cain tried to get dinner alone with an audience member at 2002 speech, then tried to set up a date with Donella herself. As Cain prepares for a press conference to counter Bialek's story, bloggers and news sites debated whether Cain's behavior is damning or inconsequential.
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Egypt to ratify anti-corruption law in days: minister

Egypt's ruling generals will ratify within days a law barring anyone found guilty of corruption from political life, a senior minister said on Monday, a move to curb the influence of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's former allies.
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Egyptians protest, anger mounts over blogger arrest

Thousands of Egyptians protested on Monday in Tahrir Square, the epicentre of an uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak this year, after a prominent activist was detained by military prosecutors.
Hamas policeman surveys the damage after Israeli air strikes in the central of Gaza Strip

Gaza Violence Simmers After Truce Announced

Violence between Israel and Gaza militants flared anew Sunday after Egypt said it had brokered a truce to end attacks that have killed 10 Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian in the past five days.
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Apache plans $1.5 billion Egypt investments in 2012

American oil and gas company Apache Corp plans to increase investments in its Egypt operations by $1.5 billion starting in 2012, Egypt's General Authority for Free-zones and Investments said on Saturday.
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Islamic Party Declared Victor in Tunisia Vote

The Islamist Ennahda party was officially declared the winner of Tunisia's election Thursday, setting it up to form the first Islamist-led government in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings.
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As Earthquake Casualties Mount, Focus on Turkey-Israel Relations

The official death toll from the Van, Turkey earthquake last Sunday has risen to 500 people, but while rescue teams find more bodies and people whose homes were destroyed sleeping outside on snowy nights, the world has turned its attention to the relationship between Turkey and Israel.
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Will Scott Olsen be Occupy Oakland's Mohamed Bouazizi?

Scott Olsen, a former U.S. Marine who completed two tours in Iraq, is in critical condition on Thursday, after being hit in the face by a police projectile during an Occupy Oakland protest Tuesday night. Will his injuries galvanize the Occupy movement?
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Tunisian Islamists to propose their man for PM's job

Tunisia's moderate Islamist party said on Wednesday it would put forward one of its officials for the prime minister's job, after it scored a resounding victory in the first election after the Arab Spring uprisings.

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