Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood calls allies to back its presidential candidate in a likely run-off against Hosni Mubarak’s last PM to “save” the uprising.

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Key Egypt candidate seeks allies

The Islamist candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Morsi, will face Ahmed Shafik, former President Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, in a runoff to become Egypt’s first freely elected president.

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Mohamed Morsi to Face Ahmed Shafik in Egypt’s Presidential Election Runoff

Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country’s first free presidential elections – 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

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Egypt’s landmark election resumes

Polling stations have closed on the first of two days of Egypt’s first free presidential election, 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

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VIDEO: Egyptians queue to vote in poll

CAIRO — Egypt’s military chiefs are expected to issue a constitutional declaration redrawing the powers of the presidency before polls open Wednesday for the country’s first presidential vote since autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak was overthrown, according to state media reports. Read full article > >

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Egypt’s generals to redraw powers of presidency on eve of vote to fill post

Amr Moussa, a former Egyptian foreign minister who served under President Hosni Mubarak, is trying to make a strength from the liability of his long government career.

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In Egypt, Amr Moussa Makes an Insider’s Run for President

CAIRO — Egyptian lawmakers announced Sunday that they would suspend parliament sessions for a week to protest the military rulers’ failure to allow the elected body to appoint a new civilian cabinet. The step marked a sharp escalation of tension between the country’s new Islamist-dominated parliament and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, whose relationship has worsened as Egypt’s landmark presidential election nears. Read full article > >

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Egypt parliament suspends sessions in protest over cabinet

Ahmed Shafiq becomes the latest candidate to be disqualified from Egypt’s presidential election, after a law bans Mubarak-era officials from standing.

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Ex-PM Shafiq barred in Egypt poll

Tens of thousands protest in Cairo against the presidential bid of Omar Suleiman, the former spy chief of Hosni Mubarak.

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Egypt Islamists in Cairo protest

Omar Suleiman, former President Hosni Mubarak’s intelligence chief and vice president, filed to run for president in Egypt, but his entry is unlikely to shake up the race.

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Omar Suleiman, Egypt’s New Candidate, Represents Old Order

With the economy in shambles due to the aftermath of the January 25th Revolution, putting Egypt on a course of change after the ouster of its President Hosni Mubarak, the newly elected parliament would rather focus on the subject of pornography.

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Egypt’s Porn Ban: A Starting Point For More Censorship

Nourooz Mubarak! That is what you are hearing these days if you run into Iranians or check out their websites, blogs or Facebook pages. Persian New Year, which marks the first day of Spring and the most celebrated and beloved holiday, is here.

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Happy Persian New Year

CAIRO — American officials say that the negotiated end to a crisis involving pro-democracy workers has only underscored what remains a major obstacle in U.S.-Egyptian relations: the absence of a reliable partner following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Read full article > >

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After democracy-group crisis, U.S. seeking reliable partner in new Egypt

One year since Mubarak’s fall.

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Strikes Mark Egyptian Anniversary

CAIRO — The architect of Egypt’s crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy organizations is a holdover from the cabinet of former president Hosni Mubarak who has tried for years to stymie the groups’ activities. Read full article > >

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