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Hornberger's Blog - Obama: Egyptians Are Too Dumb for Democracy

Hornberger's Blog - Obama: Egyptians Are Too Dumb for Democracy: "Flip-flopping over events in Egypt, President Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have decided that it would be a bad idea for unelected Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak to immediately resign from office. Their reason? Under Egypt’s constitution, Mubarak’s departure from power would require national elections to be held within 60 days.

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