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Nearly one year after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians are concluding their first free and fair elections in decades in what analysts say is a good sign for a country wracked by poverty, injustice and at risk for religious extremism.
The military that has run the country since Mubarak's ouster has continued to crack down on political expression it considers improper. In late December, security forces raided the offices of 10 democracy-building groups as part of ongoing investigations into foreign funding for civil society institutions. The U.S. National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute were included.
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