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Opposition Party Struggles for Change in Egypt

In Egypt, reformers were gratified when the government approved a new, liberal political party last year, hoping there might be a loosening of President Hosni Mubarak's hold on office. But the Tomorrow party's push for a true multi-party vote was met with a government crackdown.

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Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.

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