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Happy new year, Cairo?Residents speak of a tough year, and worry about a tougher one ahead.
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In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood's 'trial of power' (+video)In Egypt a few years ago, the Muslim Brotherhood was making promises. The protesters in Cairo say the group isn't keeping them.
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The politics of post-Mubarak Egypt have brokenDemonstrators against a proposed Egyptian constitution in Cairo have devolved into confrontations between pro- and anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters.
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Egypt's political turmoil dimming chances of democratic transitionEgypt's transition from dictatorship is chaotic and murky. President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood's showdown with protesters are dimming the chances of a positive outcome.
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Protesters fill Tahrir as Egypt's President Morsi stands firm (+video)
Angry protests, with attacks on Muslim Brotherhood offices in some Egyptian cities, didn't convince President Mohamed Morsi to backtrack on the sweeping powers he awarded himself over the weekend.
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Egypt's president orders parliament to reopen
The surprise move by the Islamist Mohammed Morsi could lead to a clash with Egypt's powerful generals.
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Egypt's first Islamist president takes oath of officeEgyptian president-elect Mohamed Morsi addressed a throng of adoring supporters in Tahrir Square today. He is from the Muslim Brotherhood, the oldest Islamist organization in the world. So what does that mean, exactly?
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For Egypt's new president, getting elected was the easy partPresident Morsi is the first freely elected president in Egypt's history. Now he has to form a government, forge a working relationship with the military, and address a shrinking economy.
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Egyptian court: Army can't arrest civilians
In what appears to be a setback for military rulers in Egypt, a court ruled against a decree allowing the army to arrest citizens. Activists say this ruling supports the country's constitution.
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The political circus and spin after Muslim Brotherhood's Egypt presidential winSpin, double talk, and attempts at partisan gain following the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi in the first free presidential election in Egyptian history.
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Egypt's Mohamed Morsi wants to renew ties with Iran
Egypt's president-elect Mohamed Morsi, a hard-line Islamist, says he wants tor restore ties to Iran. Iran hailed Mursi's victory as an "Islamic Awakening."
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Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi becomes Egypt's first civilian president
The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi was declared Egypt's first civilian president since the monarchy was overthrown in 1952. But he will share power with a military suspicious of his 84-year-old Islamist organization.
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As showdown with military looms, Egypt liberals back Muslim Brotherhood
The Egyptian military has offered the Muslim Brotherhood a choice: give us sweeping powers, or lose the presidency.
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Is Egypt's revolution over?Tahrir Square is filling again today, but it no longer holds the symbolic power for Egyptians that it did in early 2011. Now it's more of a democracy ghetto.
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With Mubarak's health in question, both candidates declare victory in Egypt elections
Political turmoil is rising in Egypt as a formal announcement of the winner of Egypt's presidential election may be delayed. Both candidates claim victory and allege election fraud.
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Reactions to the Egyptian military's power grabIn the past week, Egypt dissolved parliament, gave a constitutional super-vote to its generals, and reinstated sweeping powers of detention over security concerns. A roundup of reactions.
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Tahrir Square fills again as protesters contest Egypt's military rule
Thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square Tuesday to criticize the Egyptian military's power grab in the shadow of Sunday's presidential elections.
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In Egypt, the army wins. Again. (+video)Egypt's presidential election Sunday was supposed to be the culmination of a transition to democracy. Instead, the military junta made it clear it has no interest in a truly democratic transition.
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Egypt election: Muslim Brotherhood claims victory as military consolidates power
However, recent moves by the Egyptian military leave the nation largely in the hands of the generals.
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Egypt's military rulers make 11th-hour power grab
The move, which came just as polls were closing in Egypt's first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was ousted, overshadows the Muslim Brotherhood's claim of victory.
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Egypt elections: Muslim Brotherhood in a fight for survival
The Muslim Brotherhood has a lot to lose if the group's candidate fails to win Egypt's presidential elections runoff. Turnout appears light on the second day of voting.
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Egyptians vote for president with political transition in turmoil
Egyptians are casting their final votes today and tomorrow for president. The runoff election comes just days after a court ruling dissolved parliament, increasing the power of the military.
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As Egyptian town votes, a glimpse of the revolution spurs longing for the past
In a town that was once a Muslim Brotherhood stronghold, many Egyptians are voting for former Mubarak ally Ahmed Shafiq in today's presidential election because they say life has been harder since the revolution.
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Egypt's ruling junta consolidates its positionWith parliament dissolved, a retired air force general and long-time Mubarak crony in a runoff for the presidency, and democracy activists in disarray, Egypt's ruling junta is in the catbird seat.
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Opinion: Egypt elections: After court ruling, the real concern is not the Muslim Brotherhood
Having upended the democratic transition with a ruling to dissolve parliament, the high court underscores the real concern in Egypt elections for president. Voters should not fear Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi, but Ahmed Shafiq, a throwback to the past.
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