Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament convenes in defiance of court ruling - Washington Post

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Egyptian lawmakers greet each other at a brief session of Parliament, the first since the country's high court ruled the chamber unconstitutional, in Cairo, Egypt.
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Egyptian Parliament Speaker Saad el-Katani presides over a brief session of Parliament in Cairo, Egypt.
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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, right, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament opened a new front in the country's leadership showdowns Tuesday by meeting in defiance of orders that disbanded the chamber and brought President Mohammed Morsi in conflict with both the powerful military and the highest court.
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Egyptian parliament member Hamdi el-Fakharany, center, who is asking in a judicial case not to restore the Egyptian parliament, is heckeld by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, outside the administration court in Cairo as the court looked into the case.
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Egyptian supporters of President Mohammed Morsi shout slogans during a rally in front of Egypt's state council to announce their support after a decree by Morsi to reinstate the Parliament in Cairo, Egypt.
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An Egyptian police officer, right, guards outside the parliament building in Cairo, Egypt.
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