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Jasmine Revolution’s economic consequences

Jasmine Revolution’s economic consequences
BY WILLIAM R. FEIST AND DOMINIC ANDRADE
ANALYSIS

In chaos theory there is something called the butterfly effect in which, as the story goes, the flapping of the wings of a butterfly in Brazil may lead to a tornado touching down in Texas. Most people who hear this story dismiss it as fictitious and fanciful. Nevertheless, if climatic conditions are just right, a butterfly can conceivably cause catastrophic weather by simply flapping its wings.

Evidently, the meteorological event from the butterfly effect appears to have a human parallel in what has been happening of late in North Africa and the Middle East. The popular uprisings that have occurred in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and Libya started with a well-educated but disaffected young man who was forced to be a street vendor because there were no job prospects in his field of study in Tunisia. His plight was made unbearable when the authorities took away his makeshift stand because he was unable to purchase a vendor’s license, thus removing his only means of livelihood. Desperate and hopelessly despondent, the young man set himself ablaze.

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Jordanian Prince takes shot at Trenton on Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show'

Jordanian Prince takes shot at Trenton on Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show'
BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

At least Charlie Sheen isn’t from Trenton. But New Jersey’s capital has been hearing its share of jokes recently in the late night talk show scene just the same.

Jordan ...

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Gaddafi gave order for Lockerbie bombing, says former Libyan official

Gaddafi gave order for Lockerbie bombing, says former Libyan official
BY ALICIA CRUZ
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Libyan politician and former justice minister Mustapha Abdel Jalil has come forward with a claim that Muammar Gaddafi ordered the December 1988 bombing of flight 103...

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Will Gaddafi flee Libya for Englewood, N.J.?

Will Gaddafi flee Libya for Englewood, N.J.?
BY PAM LOBLEY
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
NOW THAT’S FUNNY

As Libya joins the many nations of the Mideast that are experiencing waves of protests, speculation has grown about Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s dictator ...

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What’s going on in Egypt?: The little and big pictures

What’s going on in Egypt?: The little and big pictures
BY ROY NERSESIAN
ANALYSIS

The Little Picture

The Egyptians have overthrown the 30-year autocratic reign of Mubarak for police brutality, a never-ending state of emergency, no free elections, no free spee...

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Lara Logan vows to return after sex assault in Egypt

Lara Logan vows to return after sex assault in Egypt

CBS News journalist for '60 Minutes' says she'll be back at work ‘within weeks'

BY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

CBS war correspondent Lara Logan is back home with her children and recovering after bein...

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Muslim Brotherhood taking over in Egypt is not good for Israel

Muslim Brotherhood taking over in Egypt is not good for Israel
BY ALAN J. STEINBERG
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
COMMENTARY

I am following the street uprisings in Egypt with a most profound sense of apprehension. There is no doubt in my mind as to the ultimate dreadful out...

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Fox shoots hunter in Belarus

Fox shoots hunter in Belarus
BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Here's a story that may interest the 100,000 New Jerseyans who hold firearm and bow hunting licenses.

A wounded fox shot its would be killer in Belarus by pulling ...

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Menorahs around the globe: A light unto the world

Menorahs around the globe: A light unto the world
BY JEANETTE FRIEDMAN
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

In the secular country that created Santa Claus, not too far from the North Pole, where the nights start early and are bitterly cold and long, Rabbi Binyomin W...

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