Ebola Outbreak Creates Political Controversy in Liberia

With more than 150 cases and nearly 100 deaths reported from the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, health officials say the disease is becoming an epidemic in West Africa. In Liberia, it appears Ebola has become a political issue as well. On Saturday, businessman and would-be presidential candidate Benoni Urey accused President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of abandoning the nation for an overseas adventure in the midst of the Ebola outbreak. Urey called on the president to...

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