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May 23, 2012 | | NEW BEGINNING Fifty million are eligible to vote in the country’s historic presidential election—and Egyptians are taking a stand on divisive issues. Dan Ephron talks to relatives of Hosni Mubarak about their preferred candidate and their thoughts on their cousin’s legacy. BACKLASH A Pakistani doctor who reportedly ran a fake vaccination campaign that helped the U.S. capture Osama bin Laden has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison, a Pakistani local government official said Wednesday. The official said Shakil Afridi had been charged with treason. The vaccination campaign helped lead the CIA to bin Laden before U.S. forces killed him in a raid last year. CONTRACEPTION The Supreme Court could use a Bill Clinton–era law against infringing on religious practices to sidestep its own precedent and rule in favor of Christian organizations that want to kill the administration’s requirement that health-insurance plans cover contraception. Michelle Goldberg reports. NEGOTIATIONS The U.S. and five nations resumed negotiations about Iran’s suspected nuclear program at a conference in Baghdad on Wednesday—a meeting that came just one day after Tehran indicated willingness to allow international inspections of its secret military facilities. The head of the United Nations nuclear agency, Yukiya Amano, said on Tuesday that a deal with Iran over its suspected nuclear program could come soon, although Iranian officials insisted they were not acting out of pressure. Iranian state media reported that negotiations had started, but there was no comment on how they were going or what the likely outcome is. Scheduled since April, the Baghdad meeting brings the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China together with Iran to try to bring that country back in compliance with Security Council resolutions. Ouch It was a tough day in Kentucky for President Obama, as “Uncommitted” on the Democratic primary ballot registered 42 percent of the vote. While Obama won the primary with nearly 58 percent of the vote, the seemingly close race is another PR hurdle for his team to overcome as nearly 87,000 Kentucky voters appeared to voice their frustration with the incumbent. Meanwhile, the Republican primary was less contested, with presumptive nominee Mitt Romney beating Ron Paul by 55 points. The win, along with a victory in Arkansas, pushes Romney to 1,024 of the 1,144 needed delegates to officially capture the Republican nomination. | | 
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