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Dec. 9, 2012 
Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo. Egypt's liberal opposition called for more protests Sunday, seeking to keep up the momentum of its street campaign after the president made a partial concession overnight but refused the opposition’s main demand he rescind a draft constitution going to a referendum on Dec. 15. Arabic on the banner, background, reads, “The people want to end the regime.”
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Dec. 9, 2012 
Egyptian protesters push army soldiers standing guard in front of the presidential palace in Cairo.
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Dec. 9, 2012 
Soldiers stand guard on top a tank in front of the presidential palace in Cairo.
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Dec. 9, 2012 
Morsi supporters and members of the Muslim Brotherhood chant pro-Morsi slogans during a support rally in Cairo’s Rabaa El Adaweya Mosque square.
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Dec. 9, 2012 
Riot police walk past an anti-Morsi mural on the wall of the presidential palace in Cairo.
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Dec. 9, 2012 
Protesters scuffle with army soldiers near the presidential palace in Cairo.
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Dec. 9, 2012 
An anti-Morsi protester chants slogans on a newly built barrier in front of soldiers guarding outside the presidential palace in Cairo.
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Dec. 9, 2012 
Protesters stand on top of cement blocks as army soldiers stand guard near the presidential palace in Cairo.
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Dec. 9, 2012 
A protester smokes a cigarette outside her tent in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
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Dec. 8, 2012 
Egyptian protesters gather outside the presidential palace in Cairo. Egypt's military warned Saturday of “disastrous consequences” if the crisis that sent tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets is not resolved, signaling the army’s return to an increasingly polarized and violent political scene.
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