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    November 18, 2011

New Protest Sweeps Cairo's Tahrir Square

   VOA News
   Protesters shout anti-military ruling council slogans in Tahrir Square,
   the focal point of Egypt's revolution that ousted President Hosni
   Mubarak, in Cairo, Egypt, November 18, 2011.
   Photo: AP
   Protesters shout anti-military ruling council slogans in Tahrir Square,
   the focal point of Egypt's revolution that ousted President Hosni
   Mubarak, in Cairo, Egypt, November 18, 2011.

   Thousands of Egyptians are demonstrating in Cairo's Tahrir Square,
   upset over what they say is an attempt by the country's military to
   reinforce its powers.
   Friday's rally was called by the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's most
   organized political group, in reaction to a government proposal to give
   the military the final say on major policies.
   The protesters and other political parties are also demanding a clear
   timetable for the military to hand over power to a civilian government.
   Egyptians are scheduled to go to the polls later this month for the
   start of elections to choose a new parliament. The vote is the first
   since a popular uprising ousted long-time Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak
   from power.

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