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Protests spread in Egypt as discontent with military rule grows:

Interim leader's speech fails to convince protesters blocking off Cairo bureaucratic headquarters and road to Suez canal Ref. Source 6

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Egypt's new regime rules with an iron fist:

What makes someone a martyr and another a thug? In Egypt right now it is the date of death Ref. Source 4

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Egypt's military rulers have accepted the resignation of members of Egypt's Cabinet, a military spokesman says.

"I resigned because of the events in Tahrir (Square), because of the political responsibility," Justice Minister Mohamed Abdelaziz al-Juindy said, referring to the bloody confrontations in Cairo between security forces and demonstrators.

Tahrir Square -- the hub of the activist movement that led to the ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak 10 months ago -- was packed Monday with protesters calling for Egypt's military leaders to step down.

Twenty-two protesters have died in recent clashes, and 1,700 have been wounded, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health said. Ref. CNN

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Egypt's ruling military council "is currently in another session with the Cabinet and has not accepted" the Cabinet members' proposed resignation "yet," said Mohammed Hegazy, a spokesman for Egypt's prime minister.

Earlier, Lt. Col. Amr Imam, a spokesman for the ruling Supreme Council for the Armed Forces, said the military leadership had accepted the mass resignation.

The political upheaval comes as thousands of people gathered again in Cairo to protest the military-led government.

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The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has accepted the resignation of Egypt's Cabinet, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi said Tuesday.

The resignations come as protesters fill Cairo's Tahrir Square for a fourth day to call for the downfall of the military-led government that took over after President Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down in February.

Tantawi denied the military wants to stay in power and said protesters are trying to "drag us back into the past." He added the government is "trying hard to be tolerant."

Twenty-nine protesters have died in the clashes since Saturday, said Hisham Sheeha, spokesman for Egypt's Health Ministry. About 1,785 people have been injured, he said.

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Egypt new PM claims more powers than predecessor:

Egypt's military rulers picked a prime minister from ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's era to head the next government, according to state television, a choice that will almost certainly intensify criticism by tens of thousands of protesters accusing the generals of trying to extend the old guard and demanding they step down immediately. Ref. Source 7

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9 Killed as violence continues in Cairo streets over military rule:

Security forces and protesters clash in running battles in streets around Tahrir Square 24 hours after nine confirmed dead Ref. Source 8

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Egyptians vote in third round of elections

The Freedom and Justice party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood group, and Nour, set up by ultraconservative Salafi Islamists, secured between them about two-thirds of the vote in the early stages. They are expected to replicate their gains in the final round to produce an overwhelmingly Islamist parliament, with liberals occupying less than a fifth of the seats. Ref. Source 6