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Egypt Candidate Barred From Ballot Because Mother Held US Passport

Conflict & Justice

Egypt will hold presidential elections in late May. But one popular candidate who’s a critic of the US, probably won’t be on the ballot. Hazem Salah Abu Ismail has been disqualified because his mother held a US passport. Ursula Lindsey reports from Cairo.

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Syrians Who Fight Back With Satire

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