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... that 51 percent of Americans say it is better for the United States to cut off military aid to Egypt to put pressure on the government. That's nearly double the percentage saying it's better to continue military aid in order to maintain influence in Egypt.
Civilian Patrols Complicate Crisis in Egypt
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Judy Woodruff about the week's top political news, including how the U.S. should be responding to continuing clashes in Egypt, their take on the new N.C. Voter ID law and late political columnist Jack ...
It's 'all or nothing' for protesters in Cairo who so far show no signs of backing down despite continued use of force from security forces. Jeffrey Brown is joined by Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers to discuss how the Muslim Brotherhood is rallying support and Egyptian reaction to the ...
LINDSEY HILSUM: Muslim Brotherhood supporters marched down the Corniche in Alexandria, where the movement is traditionally strong. They carried a banner of General Sisi, Egypt's de facto leader, with an Israeli Star of David. "Traitor," they cried. "Leave, leave," they chanted at the government, waving pictures of their ousted ...
President Barack Obama condemned the Egyptian government's use of violent force on protesters but stopped short of suspending $1.5 billion in aid the U.S. provides to Egypt each year. Judy Woodruff asks former U.S. ambassador Nicholas Burns and Joe Stork of Human Rights Watch for views ...
President Obama Condemns Violence in Egypt, Cancels U.S.-Egyptian Military Exercises
... 3 billion in annual military aid to Egypt. Speaking from his vacation home on Martha's Vineyard, Obama said the U.S. wants democracy in Egypt to succeed. But he said achieving that outcome is not the responsibility of the United States. "America cannot determine the future of Egypt," Obama ...
Jeffrey Brown talks to Michael Giglio of Newsweek from Cairo about the scene at the frontlines of the bloody crackdown and his experience of being detained and beaten by Egyptian security forces, and NewsHour's Margaret Warner and Nathan Brown of George Washington University offer analysis on abandoned negotiation efforts.
Muslim Brotherhood supporters run from tear gas fired by Egyptian police in a street leading to the main pro-Morsi protest camp in Cairo on Wednesday. Photo by Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images. After six weeks of supporters rallying against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's removal, Egyptian security forces on ...
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