Ripple Effect,...

Egypt's Mubarak Orders Election Reform

By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday ordered a revision of the country's election laws and said multiple candidates could run in the nation's presidential elections, a scenario Mubarak hasn't faced since taking power in 1981.

The surpise announcement (snip) comes shortly after historic elections in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.

Hmm,...maybe the "Arab Street" does get it after all,....