Egypt Election: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Mass Protest

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The two rivals for the presidency in Egypt are each claiming victory. The ex-Prime Minister and the Muslim Brotherhood candidate both say they garnered just over half the votes. As The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Cairo, the scene has been set for a showdown between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s military.

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