Next week, Liberians head to the polls for the first presidential election since Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf assumed office in 2006 at the end of a nearly two decade-long destructive civil war.
As per tradition Brazil will kick off the events tomorrow with a speech from President Dilma Rousseff. Then, President Obama (in his role as the head of state of the host country) will take to the podium. Other notable speakers tomorrow include French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Prior to appearing on the Colbert Report last night Ambassador Rice tweeted: "Strongest U.S. ally: Colbert Nation. RT @USUN Tonight at 11:30pm ET, @AmbassadorRice will be on the @ColbertReport." The theory is tested.
PBS News Hour ran this excellent report last night about the great work that our friends at the Girl Up campaign are doing to improve the lives of young women here in the United States and around the world.
In a rambling address to the country last night, Col. Muammar Qaddafi's son, Se'f al Islam Qaddafi warned (promised?) a civil war if protesters were to end his father's 40 year rule. Evidence that a civil war has already broken out.
