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Omar Suleiman, Mubarak’s no. 2, enters Egypt’s presidential race

The Christian Science Monitor

By Kristen Chick, Correspondent posted April 6, 2012 at 3:16 pm EDT Cairo

Omar Suleiman, the right-hand man of former President Hosni Mubarak, announced today he will enter the race to become Egypt’s new leader after Mr. Mubarak was forced out by a massive uprising last year. Mr. Suleiman’s decision