Egyptians vote in historic presidential election

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Egyptians vote in historic presidential election
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Egypt's historic presidential election has begun
offically replacing longtime leader Hosni Mubarak
who was ousted more than a year ago in the
February 2011 uprising. It is considered the
nation's first free and fair presidential
election in modern history. The country's
military rulers have pledged to hand over
executive power to a civilian government by the
end of next month.
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• The monkey population of Delhi has grown so large
  and aggressive that overwhelmed city officials
  have petitioned Indias Supreme Court to relieve
  them of the task of monkey control. They have
  trapped 13,013 monkeys since 2007. The reason for
  the problem People feed them. Monkeys are the
  living representatives of the cherished Hindu god
  Hanuman, and Hindu tradition calls for feeding
  monkeys on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
• One in three American Indian women have been
  raped or have experienced an attempted rape,
  according to the Justice Department. Their rate
  of sexual assault is more than twice the national
  average. The issue of sexual assaults on American
  Indian women has become one of the major sources
  of discord in the current debate between the
  White House and the House of Representatives over
  the latest reauthorization of the landmark
  Violence Against Women Act of 1994. In the Navajo
  Nation, which encompasses parts of Arizona, New
  Mexico and Utah, 329 rape cases were reported in
  2007 among a population of about 180,000. Five
  years later, there have been only 17 arrests.
  Womens advocates on the reservation say only
  about 10 percent of sexual assaults are reported.
  
• Authorities say a father's prank at a southern
  New Jersey laundry facility nearly turned tragic
  when his toddler son briefly got stuck inside an
  active washing machine. The May 11 incident at
  the Camden business was captured on a
  surveillance video, which drew millions of hits
  after being posted on YouTube and other Internet
  sites. It shows the father putting the child in
  the machine apparently as part of a
  "peek-a-boo" game. He then shut the door, which
  locked and started an automatic cycle with the
  child inside. The parents frantically pulled on
  the door for a few seconds as the child continued
  to spin, then ran to get help. An employee then
  quickly unplugged the machine, and the child
  who did not appear to be hurt was pulled to
  safety.
• A vial purportedly containing dried blood from
  Ronald Reagan following a 1981 assassination
  attempt is being offered by PFC Auctions online.
  The current bid is for nearly 14,500.