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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-leadership-denounces-foreign-pressure-151907940.html

Egypt's Leadership Denounces "Foreign Pressure"

(AP) Maggie Michael - Amid a flurry of visits by American and other foreign dignitaries, Egypt's interim presidency denounced "foreign pressure" on Tuesday in a sign of its growing impatience with international efforts to resolve a standoff with supporters of ousted Muslim Brotherhood president Morsi. Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain arrived in Cairo on Monday at President Obama's request to press senior Egyptians for a quick return to civilian rule. Muslim Brotherhood supporters have been camping out in two main sit-ins in Cairo and Giza for more than a month demanding Morsi's reinstatement. Privately, protesters at the sit-ins say the camps are their last bargaining chip, to press for release of detained leaders and to get guarantees that they will be included in political life going forward.

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