Egypt: Analyst says Long-term Rulers Should Take Heed

The popular uprising in Egypt should serve as a warning to long-time Arab and African leaders, says a University of South Africa professor.

Shadrack Gutto, director of the university's Institute for African Renaissance Studies in Pretoria, says, "One would have wished that the leadership in Egypt took a cue from what happened in Tunisia to be able to really say when you have such a spontaneous uprising, which cuts across various classes, subgroups and so on, it's very difficult to stand it down."

Face of repression?

Prosecutors: Richard Hatch Should Pass Go, Go Directly to Jail

Reality TV star Richard Hatch, who spent more than three years in prison for tax evasion, should go back behind bars for violating the conditions of his supervised release, federal prosecutors recommended Monday.

Hatch was convicted in 2006 of failing to pay taxes on the $1 million prize he won on the debut season of "Survivor," the CBS reality TV show. He was released from prison in 2009 and placed on a three-year term of supervised release.

Federal probation officials accused Hatch last month of violating the terms of his release by failing to file amended tax returns for the years 2000 and 2001, something he was ordered to do when he was sentenced to prison more than four years ago. A judge agreed that Hatch was in violation but withheld punishment until he could hear more from both sides.

Ex-governor Mark Sanford vacations with girlfriend

Remember Mark Sanford, the South Carolina governor whose marriage fell apart after he admitted an affair with a woman in Argentina?

The New York Post has photos of the Republican and Maria Belen Chapur, reportedly the first of the couple, taken recently while on vacation in Uruguay. (We confess to missing this tidbit, published yesterday.)