Politicians Competing For Votes is a Refreshing Change From Mubarak

Signs of Progress in the Arab Spring as Egypt Holds Historic Public Debate in Region’s First Ever Televised Contest of Ideas | Democracy, elections

Egypt election front-runners battle in historic debate

The two front-runners in Egypt’s presidential election have traded barbs in an unprecedented televised debate, framing this month’s vote as a choice between an Islamist fundamentalist or a holdover from Hosni Mubarak’s toppled regime. Amr Mussa, a former foreign minister and Arab League chief