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Update on the Egyptian Crisis

Jan 31, 2011 | 17:15 GMT

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Summary

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak chose a new finance minister, interior minister, and intelligence chief Jan. 31. The makeup of Mubarak's new Cabinet underscores the military's increasing clout within the regime. Meanwhile, demonstrators continue to number in the thousands, though they have struggled to form a unified front, with the April 6 Movement and the Muslim Brotherhood both reaching out to the masses for support.

The president's choices for Egypt's new interior minister and intelligence chief show the increasing authority of the military in the country's political affairs....

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