Lebanese get by amid crisis (AP)


Written on March 5, 2008 – 1:57 pm | by

Women look for discounted clothes in a shop in Hamra Street, Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. On the face of it, Lebanon should have all the elements of a state in total disarray and near collapse. It has no president, a quarter of the Cabinet has resigned, parliament is deadlocked and political assassinations, bombings and riots continue as an economy struggles under a ballooning deficit and astronomical debt. Yet, it survives and moves on. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)AP - “Poor Lebanon” is a much-loved preface to a litany of the country’s troubles. Parliament has been deadlocked for a year. A quarter of Cabinet ministers boycott meetings. There’s been no president since November because quarreling lawmakers keep postponing a session to elect a replacement.


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