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  1. Activists, Egyptians at odds over ballot
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette logo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 4 hours ago

    CAIRO -- The battle scars of the revolution that led to the end of Hosni Mubarak's regime continue to define the Egyptian landscape. The sides of buildings are adorned with graffiti mourning the nearly 1,000 civilians killed during the uprising. ...

  2. Now what for Egypt?
    FOX News logo FOX News 4 hours ago

    He said that Egyptians now faced a choice between Morsi, an "Islamic fascist" and Shafiq, a "military fascist." Henry Precht, a retired foreign service officer who spent many years in Egypt, said that the first round results suggested that the ideology...

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    Egyptians walk past graffiti depicting a chained ballot box being controlled by the ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the...

    Egyptians walk past graffiti depicting a chained ballot box being controlled by the ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the... View Photo »

  4. The crowd was as large as almost any that gathered in Tahrir Square since the protests that forced out former President Hosni Mubarak in February, 2011
    SOURCE: Humanitarian News 1 month ago
  5. Critical months for Egypt
    Today's Zaman 8 hours ago

    Egypt needs to find solutions to these issues without increasing the social tension in the country. The election of the new president will at the same time mean the start of a race against time in the country. The country cannot withstand any political...

  6. Egyptians ask why a Mubarak holdover like Shafik did so well
    KansasCity.com logo KansasCity.com 8 hours ago

    News CAIRO -- The battle scars of the revolution that led to the end of Hosni Mubaraks regime continue to define the Egyptian landscape. The sides of buildings are adorned with graffiti mourning the nearly 1,000 civilians killed during the uprising. ...

  7. Egypt’s revolutionaries wonder: Why did a Mubarak holdover like Shafik do so well?
    McClatchy logo McClatchy 10 hours ago

    The sides of buildings are adorned with graffiti mourning the nearly 1,000 civilians killed during the uprising. Protesters keep a stockpile of rocks in Tahrir Square, just in case they have to defend themselves while encamped there. The dated pictures...

  8. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago
    'Revolution once again' reads over graffiti depicting a chained ballot box being controlled by Egypt's ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some...

    'Revolution once again' reads over graffiti depicting a chained ballot box being controlled by Egypt's ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some... View Photo »

  9. This fast, widespread reporting influenced people’s perceptions of how to gauge the success and influence of the protests. The traditional outlets reported things like ‘a few people protested at Tahrir Square today,’ but you got a very different story from the thousands of people on Facebook and Twitter...
    SOURCE: Arkansas Online 1 month ago
  10. Soldiers clear Egypt's Tahrir Square
    YouTube Logo YouTube Videos 5 months ago
  11. Egyptians support candidates who want to reinstate discarded system why?
    The Bellingham Herald logo The Bellingham Herald 10 hours ago

    The sides of buildings are adorned with graffiti mourning the nearly 1,000 civilians killed during the uprising. Protesters keep a stockpile of rocks in Tahrir Square, just in case they have to defend themselves while encamped there. The dated pictures...

  12. Egyptians support candidates who want to reinstate discarded system why?
    Miami Herald logo Miami Herald 10 hours ago

    CAIRO, Egypt -- The battle scars of the revolution that led to the end of Hosni Mubarak's regime continue to define the Egyptian landscape. The sides of buildings are adorned with graffiti mourning the nearly 1,000 civilians killed during the uprising. ...

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  1. A concrete barrier, erected during the Egyptian revolution to protect the Interior Ministry from demonstrators, remains in place on a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, May 25, 2012. As a means of peaceful protest, Egyptian artists have taken it upon themselves to... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A concrete barrier, erected during the Egyptian revolution to protect the Interior Ministry from demonstrators, remains in place on a side street near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, May 25, 2012. As a means of peaceful protest, Egyptian artists have taken it upon themselves to...

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  2. Egyptians talk during a protest against candidate Ahmed Shafiq at Tahrir Square in Cairo May 25, 2012. The prospect of Shafiq succeeding Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt is a nightmare for revolutionaries and Islamists, but a security blanket for those wary of change. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 day ago

    Egyptians talk during a protest against candidate Ahmed Shafiq at Tahrir Square in Cairo May 25, 2012. The prospect of Shafiq succeeding Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt is a nightmare for revolutionaries and Islamists, but a security blanket for those wary of change.

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  3. A man sits on a motorcycle as he shouts during a protest against candidate Ahmed Shafiq at Tahrir Square in Cairo May 25, 2012. The prospect of Shafiq succeeding Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt is a nightmare for revolutionaries and Islamists, but a security blanket for those wary... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 day ago

    A man sits on a motorcycle as he shouts during a protest against candidate Ahmed Shafiq at Tahrir Square in Cairo May 25, 2012. The prospect of Shafiq succeeding Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt is a nightmare for revolutionaries and Islamists, but a security blanket for those wary...

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  4. A mural depicting presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq (L) and a combination of the faces of former president Hosni Mubarak and Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi are seen during a protest against Shafiq at Tahrir Square in Cairo May 25, 2012. The prospect of Shafiq succeeding Mubarak... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 day ago

    A mural depicting presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq (L) and a combination of the faces of former president Hosni Mubarak and Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi are seen during a protest against Shafiq at Tahrir Square in Cairo May 25, 2012. The prospect of Shafiq succeeding Mubarak...

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  5. Egyptians walk past graffiti depicting a chained ballot box being controlled by the ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the successful election, and others... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago

    Egyptians walk past graffiti depicting a chained ballot box being controlled by the ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the successful election, and others...

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  6. 'Revolution once again' reads over graffiti depicting a chained ballot box being controlled by Egypt's ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the successful... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago

    'Revolution once again' reads over graffiti depicting a chained ballot box being controlled by Egypt's ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the successful...

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  7. An Egyptian woman shouts slogans in support of presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the successful election, and others horrified by the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 day ago

    An Egyptian woman shouts slogans in support of presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 25, 2012. Egyptians reacted nervously to the first results of their presidential vote, some celebrating the successful election, and others horrified by the...

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  8. An Egyptian man walks in front of a wall sprayed with graffiti depicting a tank, as a protest against the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), near Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo May 16, 2012. Voting starts in Egypt's presidential election on May 23-24 to choose who will... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    An Egyptian man walks in front of a wall sprayed with graffiti depicting a tank, as a protest against the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), near Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo May 16, 2012. Voting starts in Egypt's presidential election on May 23-24 to choose who will...

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  9. Cars drive through central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, on the eve of Egypt's first presidential vote since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Around 50 million eligible voters are being called to choose Mubarak's successor on May 23 and 24th with a run-off scheduled for mid-June... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    Cars drive through central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, on the eve of Egypt's first presidential vote since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Around 50 million eligible voters are being called to choose Mubarak's successor on May 23 and 24th with a run-off scheduled for mid-June...

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  10. Egyptians walk in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, on the eve of Egypt's first presidential vote since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Around 50 million eligible voters are being called to choose Mubarak's successor on May 23 and 24th with a run-off scheduled for mid-June... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    Egyptians walk in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, on the eve of Egypt's first presidential vote since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. Around 50 million eligible voters are being called to choose Mubarak's successor on May 23 and 24th with a run-off scheduled for mid-June...

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  11. An Egyptian army officer gestures as he and colleague ride in a vehicle with a megaphone to call Egyptians to vote, in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, one day before the country's landmark presidential elections. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    An Egyptian army officer gestures as he and colleague ride in a vehicle with a megaphone to call Egyptians to vote, in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, one day before the country's landmark presidential elections.

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  12. Egyptians speak to army officers who are touring to call Egyptians to vote, in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, one day before the country's landmark presidential elections. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    Egyptians speak to army officers who are touring to call Egyptians to vote, in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, one day before the country's landmark presidential elections.

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  13. An Egyptian man talks on the telephone in front of an army vehicle in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, one day before the country's landmark presidential elections. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    An Egyptian man talks on the telephone in front of an army vehicle in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, one day before the country's landmark presidential elections.

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  14. An Egyptian army officer takes photographs as colleagues ride in a vehicle with a megaphone to call Egyptians to vote, in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, one day before the country's landmark presidential elections. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    An Egyptian army officer takes photographs as colleagues ride in a vehicle with a megaphone to call Egyptians to vote, in central Cairo's Tahrir Square on May 22, 2012, one day before the country's landmark presidential elections.

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  15. People attend a protest after Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo May 4, 2012. Thousands marched to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday to protest against the exclusion of prominent candidates from Egypt's presidential election, convinced that the country's ruling generals are trying... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

    People attend a protest after Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo May 4, 2012. Thousands marched to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday to protest against the exclusion of prominent candidates from Egypt's presidential election, convinced that the country's ruling generals are trying...

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  16. FILE - In this Friday, April 27, 2012 file photo, a veiled Egyptian woman attends a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo Egypt. Radical Islamists in Egypt dream of turning the most populous Arab country into a religious state. With their scourge Hosni Mubarak out of the way, the most... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 weeks ago

    FILE - In this Friday, April 27, 2012 file photo, a veiled Egyptian woman attends a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo Egypt. Radical Islamists in Egypt dream of turning the most populous Arab country into a religious state. With their scourge Hosni Mubarak out of the way, the most...

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  17. A veiled Egyptian woman attends a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo Egypt, Friday, April 27, 2012. Hundreds of Islamists are rallying in Cairo to denounce the ruling military council and demand that Hosni Mubarak-era politicians be barred from running in the presidential elections next... AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 weeks ago

    A veiled Egyptian woman attends a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo Egypt, Friday, April 27, 2012. Hundreds of Islamists are rallying in Cairo to denounce the ruling military council and demand that Hosni Mubarak-era politicians be barred from running in the presidential elections next...

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  18. Women shout against the ruling army generals during a protest right after conducting Friday prayers at Cairo's Tahrir Square April 27, 2012. Tens of thousands of Egyptians demanded on Friday that their military rulers stick to a pledge to hand over power by mid-year after a row over who... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 weeks ago

    Women shout against the ruling army generals during a protest right after conducting Friday prayers at Cairo's Tahrir Square April 27, 2012. Tens of thousands of Egyptians demanded on Friday that their military rulers stick to a pledge to hand over power by mid-year after a row over who...

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  19. A veiled woman holds the holy Koran in a protest right after conducting Friday prayers at Cairo's Tahrir Square April 27, 2012. Tens of thousands of Egyptians demanded on Friday that their military rulers stick to a pledge to hand over power by mid-year after a row over who can run in... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 weeks ago

    A veiled woman holds the holy Koran in a protest right after conducting Friday prayers at Cairo's Tahrir Square April 27, 2012. Tens of thousands of Egyptians demanded on Friday that their military rulers stick to a pledge to hand over power by mid-year after a row over who can run in...

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  20. A boy perches at the base of a statue of Omar Makram as supporters of Egyptian Muslim cleric and disqualified candidate for the presidency, Hazem Abu Ismail, protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, April. 26, 2012. Supporters of the former candidate have been protesting for... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    A boy perches at the base of a statue of Omar Makram as supporters of Egyptian Muslim cleric and disqualified candidate for the presidency, Hazem Abu Ismail, protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, April. 26, 2012. Supporters of the former candidate have been protesting for...

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  21. Ultras, a group of avid politicized soccer fans, gather in Tahrir Square in protest of the military rule in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, April 26, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Ultras, a group of avid politicized soccer fans, gather in Tahrir Square in protest of the military rule in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, April 26, 2012.

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  22. Followers of Egyptian Muslim cleric and disqualified candidate for the presidency, Hazem Abu Ismail, protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, April. 26, 2012. Supporters of the former candidate have been protesting for nearly a week, accusing the military of pulling levers to... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Followers of Egyptian Muslim cleric and disqualified candidate for the presidency, Hazem Abu Ismail, protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, April. 26, 2012. Supporters of the former candidate have been protesting for nearly a week, accusing the military of pulling levers to...

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  23. Followers of Egyptian Muslim cleric and disqualified candidate for the presidency, Hazem Abu Ismail, protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, April. 26, 2012. Supporters of the former candidate have been protesting for nearly a week, accusing the military of pulling levers to... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Followers of Egyptian Muslim cleric and disqualified candidate for the presidency, Hazem Abu Ismail, protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, April. 26, 2012. Supporters of the former candidate have been protesting for nearly a week, accusing the military of pulling levers to...

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  24. Children of followers of Egyptian Muslim cleric and former candidate for the Egyptian presidency Hazem Abu Ismail chant slogans at a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, April 26, 2012. Supporters of the former candidate have been protesting for nearly a week, accusing... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

    Children of followers of Egyptian Muslim cleric and former candidate for the Egyptian presidency Hazem Abu Ismail chant slogans at a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, April 26, 2012. Supporters of the former candidate have been protesting for nearly a week, accusing...

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  25. Supporters of Salafi preacher and barred presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail camp in Tahrir Square in Cairo April 24, 2012. Hundreds of followers of the ultra-orthodox Islamist preacher continued their sit-in in Cairo's Tahrir square to protest against an electoral commission... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

    Supporters of Salafi preacher and barred presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail camp in Tahrir Square in Cairo April 24, 2012. Hundreds of followers of the ultra-orthodox Islamist preacher continued their sit-in in Cairo's Tahrir square to protest against an electoral commission...

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  1. The crowd was as large as almost any that gathered in Tahrir Square since the protests that forced out former President Hosni Mubarak in February, 2011
    SOURCE: Humanitarian News 1 month ago
  2. This fast, widespread reporting influenced people’s perceptions of how to gauge the success and influence of the protests. The traditional outlets reported things like ‘a few people protested at Tahrir Square today,’ but you got a very different story from the thousands of people on Facebook and Twitter...
    SOURCE: Arkansas Online 1 month ago
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