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                    [Title] => Tunisians skeptical on eve of historic election
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In a raucous cafe in a Tunis slum, men talked in loud voices and paid little attention to the politicians debating on the television mounted on the wall. Qais Jebali swiftly made espressos behind the bar and explained why no one in the gritty neighborhood of Tadamon cared about the upcoming elections.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-25 16:01:02 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 853513 [Title] => Assange: Obama exploiting Arab Spring in campaign [Summary] =>

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of seeking to exploit the Arab uprisings for personal political gain, as he addressed a sideline meeting of the U.N. General Assembly via videolink from his hideout at a London embassy.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-27 11:46:12 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 740174 [Title] => Tunisia vote in first free elections [Summary] =>

Tunisians began voting at dawn Sunday in their first truly free elections, the culmination of a popular uprising that ended decades of authoritarian rule and set off similar rebellions across the Middle East.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-23 15:43:59 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 739847 [Title] => Gadhafi's death energizes Syrian, Yemeni protests [Summary] =>

Energized by the killing of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, thousands of protesters in Syria and Yemen poured into the streets and said their longtime rulers will be next.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-22 15:51:27 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 709788 [Title] => Convergence in the nick of time [Summary] =>

It’s not that easy to refer to Judge Romulo R. Senining with the cryptic phrase “the late” because he was so convivial in personality. One never once met him without his ready smile and a crack of joke. Judge Moling was always the “life” of the occasion.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133156 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1471332 [AuthorName] => Lorenzo Paradiang Jr. [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 708191 [Title] => Deposed Tunisian president faces 2 new trials [Summary] =>

A Tunisian court has opened trial in two new cases targeting the country's ousted president over alleged corruption in lucrative land deals.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-21 18:16:06 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 683623 [Title] => Tunisian government orders curfew in, near capital [Summary] =>

Tunisia's caretaker government has ordered an overnight curfew for the capital and nearby areas, following three days of renewed protests over fears that the country's efforts at democracy are in jeopardy.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-08 10:10:44 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 680843 [Title] => Over 800 inmates escape Tunisian prisons [Summary] =>

More than 800 inmates escaped on Friday from two Tunisian prisons after fires were set in cells, the official news agency said.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-30 05:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 676002 [Title] => Tunisia to file charges against former president [Summary] =>

Tunisian justice ministry has prepared 18 legal cases against former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi said Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-14 16:31:54 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 666742 [Title] => Bloggers say they'll have role in new Tunisia [Summary] =>

At the height of the Tunisian uprising, dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali tried hard to silence the young bloggers who were driving the protests against him.

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