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Islamist and ex-PM vie for mantle of Egypt's revolt

CAIRO - The Muslim Brotherhood and a military man close to ousted leader Hosni Mubarak courted defeated first-round candidates in Egypt's presidential election on Saturday, each trying to claim the mantle of the uprising before a run-off next month. | Video

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Egypt's Shafiq sees no problem with Muslim Brotherhood government

CAIRO - Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq said on Friday he saw nothing wrong with the idea of a Muslim Brotherhood-led government, an apparent overture to the group he is set to face in next month's run-off for the presidency.

World 25 May 2012

Egypt to pick Islamist or military man as president

CAIRO - Egyptians must choose between a Muslim Brother or an ex-military man in a presidential run-off that highlights the stark rifts in a nation united in euphoria when Hosni Mubarak fell 15 months ago, first-round results indicated on Friday. | Video

World, 25 May 2012

Analysis: Revolutionaries see reversal in Egypt vote

CAIRO - Egypt's revolutionaries did not take to the streets to replace Hosni Mubarak with another military strongman or to put an Islamist ideologue in charge, but that is the choice they woke up to after a first-round vote for the presidency.

World, 25 May 2012

Brotherhood calls talks to "save" Egyptian revolution

CAIRO - The Muslim Brotherhood on Friday called Egyptian political forces to talks on ways to "save" the uprising ahead of a presidential election run-off it says will pit its candidate against Ahmed Shafiq, Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister.

World, 25 May 2012

Military man in run-off for Egypt presidency

CAIRO - The prospect of Ahmed Shafiq succeeding Hosni Mubarak as president of Egypt is a nightmare for revolutionaries and Islamists, but a security blanket for those wary of change.

World, 25 May 2012

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