This may be nothing...or it may be something. Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and now Egypt. The ground in the Middle East appears to be shifting.
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ordered the constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections in September, making a surprise reversal Saturday that could pit him against a challenger for the first time since taking power in 1981.
The announcement followed increasing opposition calls within Egypt for political reform and historic Iraqi and Palestinian elections that brought a taste of democracy to a region.
It also came amid a sharp dispute with the United States over Egypt's arrest of one of the strongest proponents of multi-candidate elections.
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