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Eliot Engel: “Morsi famously promised to rule for all Egyptians but upon taking office he failed to uphold basic democratic values.”

On the recordOctober 28, 2013
Morsi famously promised to rule for all Egyptians but upon taking office he failed to uphold basic democratic values.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Critiquing Morsi's failure to deliver on his democratic promises after his election.

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