Discontent is mounting, but the Mubarak government has managed to stave off an uprising by raising some salaries, making a series of promises and relying on the intimidation of a police state.
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DALLAS — When Dave Luebke heard that, after 67 years, Archie, that carrot-topped everyman of the comic world, was proposing to va-va-voomy rich girl Veronica instead of girl next door Betty, the comic-book-store owner protested by putting his copy… more …