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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
Millions of Egyptians put their lives on the line to make a free Egypt, and so it is hard for a lot of people watching this to understand that within a year their leaders are behaving in some ways that is worse than the people that they ousted.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes the struggle of Egyptians for freedom and the disappointing actions of their leaders post-revolution.

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