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Egypt Islamists rally against ex-regime candidates

Islamists were out on the streets of Cairo in a show of force Friday to demand members of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s regime be barred from politics, in a standoff with Egypt’s ruling military. Thousands gathered in an upbeat mood in the capital’s iconic Tahrir Square, symbol of the popular protest: Egyptian Islamists Protest