What is the Alternative Minimum Tax? — Edsplainer
VIDEO | The Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe explains how one tax could hit the middle class hard if Congress doesn’t pass a budget deal to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” at the end of this year.
Egyptian police clash with anti-Morsi protesters
Egyptian protesters and riot police clashed near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday, just hours ahead of a planned massive rally by opponents of the country's Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi.
Yasser Arafat's remains exhumed
The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was exhumed from his grave in the West Bank on Tuesday. Arafat's 2004 death is under investigation.
Raw: Protests continue in Cairo
On Mondy, protesters threw stones at riot police, as outrage continued over new decrees which give Egypt's president sweeping powers. Mohammed Morsi told Egypt's top judges that he acted within his rights when he issued the decrees.