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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (127951)11/25/2012 12:36:59 AM
From: Brian Sullivan2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
OK, Declare martial law. Round up the usual suspects. You like this...

Egypt's Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers


The moves effectively remove any oversight on Morsi, who became Egypt's first freely elected president last summer.

  • Morsi declared himself above judicial oversight
  • He ordered a new trial for Hosni Mubarak
  • His decisions are not subject to appeal, he says


Morsi narrowly won the presidency — about 52% of the vote — to become Egypt's first freely elected and civilian president