Egypt’s Military and President Escalate Their Power Struggle - nytimes

CAIRO — Egypt’s highest court and its most senior generals on Monday dismissed President Mohamed Morsi’s order to restore the dissolved Parliament as an affront to the rule of law, escalating a raw contest for supremacy between the competing camps. - Egypt’s Military and President Escalate Their Power Struggle -- As Islamists Gain Influence, Washington Reassesses Who Its Friends Are
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