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Activists who helped oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February are back at Cairo's Tahrir Square, demanding that the prime minister be replaced and that former regime members be brought to justice more quickly. Public support of the new movement is mixed. Sudan president promises freer, more inclusive governmentPresident Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir says everyone, including opposition members, will be able to vote on a new constitution for the mainly Muslim Arab nation. He also pledges greater freedom of speech, but some say it's rhetoric to shore up his power. |
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