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An Egyptian army soldier stands guard in front of Parliament headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011
Thursday, Dec. 08, 2011

Open quoteSo whatever the majority in the People's Assembly ... they won't have the ability to impose anything that the people don't want.Close quote

  • GENERAL MUKHTAR AL-MULLA,
  • of Egypt's ruling council, saying the military would control the process of writing a constitution despite the Islamists' commanding lead in the recent parliamentary elections
Photo: Amr Nabil / AP | Source: New York Times