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EGYPT_6775_20121130

Protesters gather in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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EGYPT_6774_20121130

Egyptian protesters chant anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans as they attend a rally in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Egypt's opposition has called for a major rally Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square, where some demonstrators have camped out in tents since last week to protest decrees that President Mohammed Morsi issued to grant himself sweeping powers. Hundreds gathered in the plaza for traditional Friday prayers, then broke into chants of "The people want to bring down the regime!" ó echoing the refrain of the Arab Spring revolts, but this time against a democratically elected leader. Other cities around Egypt braced for similar protests.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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EGYPT_6773_20121130

A demonstrator holds a sign with a noose attached in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Sign in Arabic reads, "the blood of the martyrs, Muslim Christian, will be revenged and we will never leave their murderers." (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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EGYPT_6772_20121130

A demonstrator holds a child's portrayal of the Egyptian revolution in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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EGYPT_6771_20121130

Demonstrators chant slogans and wave Egyptian flags in Tahrir Square where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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EGYPT_6770_20121130

Demonstrators march under a banner resembling an Egyptian flag in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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EGYPT_6769_20121130

Former foreign minister and presidential candidate Amr Moussa, center, greets supporters as he arrives to Tahrir Square to join other liberal and secular parties for a major protest against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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EGYPT_6768_20121130

An Egyptian protesters holds a cross and a Quran as he chants anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans at an opposition rally in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. Egypt's opposition has called for a major rally Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square, where some demonstrators have camped out in tents since last week to protest decrees that President Mohammed Morsi issued to grant himself sweeping powers. Hundreds gathered in the plaza for traditional Friday prayers, then broke into chants of "The people want to bring down the regime!" ó echoing the refrain of the Arab Spring revolts, but this time against a democratically elected leader. Other cities around Egypt braced for similar protests. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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EGYPT_6767_20121130

Demonstrators wave banners depicting some of the more well-known individuals who died in the Egyptian revolution, including Jika Gaber, center, in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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EGYPT_6766_20121130

Demonstrators react to speeches in Tahrir Square, where liberal and secular parties are holding major protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's latest decrees granting himself almost complete powers and allowing a rushed constitution to be presented for a vote, Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)

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President Obama walks on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, before boarding the Marine One helicopter en route to Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Maryland and then on to Hatfield, Pa., to speak at the Rodon Group manufacturing facility. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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** FILE ** Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican, speaks with reporters after a closed-door meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan E. Rice about the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya, at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)