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Egypt's Mursi Leaves Palace as Police Battle Protesters
Reuters ^ | December 4, 2012 | Yasmine Saleh and Marwa Awad

Posted on 12/04/2012 9:55:46 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

(Reuters) - Egyptian police battled thousands of protesters outside President Mohamed Mursi's palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to leave the building, two presidential sources said.

Police fired teargas at demonstrators angered by Mursi's drive to hold a referendum on a new constitution on December 15. Some broke through police lines around his palace and protested next to the perimeter wall.

Several thousand people had gathered nearby in what they dubbed "last warning" protests against Mursi, who infuriated opponents with a November 22 decree that expanded his powers. "The people want the downfall of the regime," the crowd chanted.

"The president left the palace," a presidential source, who declined to be named, told Reuters. A security source at the presidency also said the president had left the building.

Mursi ignited a storm of unrest in his bid to prevent a judiciary still packed with appointees of ousted predecessor Hosni Mubarak from derailing a troubled political transition.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Over so soon? And I had a fresh batch of popcorn all set.


41 posted on 12/04/2012 12:43:05 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: justa-hairyape
"Hillary certainly does not want to make Huma mad. So if Mursi ends up using his Chemical WMD on the rebels and the White House does not condemn the act, can we at least start investigating Hillary's affair with Huma then ?"

Sure, but we would need a DOJ or GOP leadership up to the job.

42 posted on 12/04/2012 1:00:11 PM PST by Truth29
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To: annieokie
Seems we do have something in common.

Do let us know when police have any reason to think about launching teargas into a gathering of any size outside the White House Palace.

I'm not holding my breath. (No pun intended.)

43 posted on 12/04/2012 1:06:54 PM PST by newgeezer ("... no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God." --Rom. 13:1)
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To: xkaydet65
I’d hope Huma had better taste. But then again she did marry Wiener and have his kid.

The Muslim mindset is stuck way back in the past. Back in those days, it was typical for princesses to be sent to foreign royal houses for marriage. The princess had no choice in the manner. That was one way that alliances were maintained.

44 posted on 12/04/2012 1:11:24 PM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: justa-hairyape

manner should read matter


45 posted on 12/04/2012 1:11:59 PM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: justa-hairyape; All

Same thing happened in Europe...


46 posted on 12/04/2012 1:28:32 PM PST by KevinDavis (And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Huh...maybe we should do the same thing in front of the white hut.

Seems to be working for the Egyptians.

47 posted on 12/04/2012 1:54:04 PM PST by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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To: KevinDavis

Robespierre?


48 posted on 12/04/2012 2:50:52 PM PST by Ben Chad
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To: Trod Upon

Very true. I’m not sure he had the confidence to kill the generals, although I believe he did imprison a couple. But it’s very possible that there are people loyal to them.


49 posted on 12/04/2012 2:57:32 PM PST by livius
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To: newgeezer

Rofl. Unfortunately there will never be any protest against this REGIME. We all know that.


50 posted on 12/04/2012 3:18:30 PM PST by annieokie
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Oh Morsi Morsi me,
Things ain’t what they used to be.


51 posted on 12/04/2012 3:33:31 PM PST by rfp1234 (Arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon.)
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To: Ben Chad

Or Ceaucescu.


52 posted on 12/04/2012 3:36:48 PM PST by rfp1234 (Arguing with a liberal is like playing chess with a pigeon.)
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To: BerryDingle

I wish we had a tenth of the courage of these protestors.


53 posted on 12/04/2012 3:55:51 PM PST by plain talk
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To: SunkenCiv

“Behold, I am Set, creator of confusion, who creates both the tempest and the storm throughout the length and breadth of the heavens.”

- Egyptian Book of the Dead of the XVIII to XX Dynasties


54 posted on 12/04/2012 4:00:47 PM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood ("Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???")
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Notice how Reuters tries to justify the dictator’s actions by blaming the composition of the court?


55 posted on 12/04/2012 4:46:07 PM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

I have to give the Egyptians far more credit than I do Americans. At least they stood outside the palace and protested their dictator.

In America, we sit home on our butts, watch useless TV, and accept the destruction of our country by an illegal usurper and Marxist dictator.


56 posted on 12/04/2012 4:50:17 PM PST by dforest
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To: hal ogen

“the President has left the palace”

Nothing new for us....he’s either campaigning or on vacation....


57 posted on 12/04/2012 4:51:31 PM PST by toldyou (Even if the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas.)
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To: toldyou

It will turn violent within the next 8 hours. Mark it.


58 posted on 12/04/2012 5:29:11 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (IMPEACH OBAMA)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
Live coverage:

http://www.livestream.com/ontveglive

59 posted on 12/04/2012 5:32:52 PM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (IMPEACH OBAMA)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

60 posted on 12/04/2012 7:43:29 PM PST by opentalk
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