ElBaradei withdraws from Egypt's presidential race

He probably wasn't going to win anyway - too secular for most voter's tastes. But former International Atomic Energy Agency chief and Nobel Prize winner Mohamad ElBaradei has vast name recognition and is respected by most Egyptians. ElBaradei has dropped out of the presidential race citing the military's continued grip on power. CSM: Though he was not considered a likely winner of presidential elections to be held this year, the announcement by the former head of the UN's nuclear watchdog brings attention to the state of Egypt's transition: Nearly a year after a mass uprising toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, the military rulers who replaced him have not overseen a quick transition to democracy as they promised. Instead, the generals repeatedly delayed elections, brutally crushed protests, killing dozens of people, and made clear that they wanted control over the process of writing Egypt's new constitution to preserve their power and privilege. "I said from the start that my...(Read Full Post)