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ASSOCIATED PRESS A poster in Cairo says in Arabic, “Your constitution is invalid.” In advance of Egypt’s constitutional referendum Saturday, the Muslim Brotherhood has been putting up posters urging acceptance, but the issue is very divisive.

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A cleric from Al-Azhar, Egypt's most respected Islamic institution, addresses protesters in front of the presidential palace during a demonstration in Cairo on Dec. 11, 2012. Thousands of opponents and supporters of Egypt's Islamist president staged rival rallies in the nation's capital, four days ahead a nationwide referendum on a contentious draft constitution. (Associated Press)

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Protesters opposed to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi hang a banner outside the palace in Cairo on Dec. 8, 2012. Egypt's military said that serious dialogue is the "best and only" way to overcome the nation's deepening conflict. (Associated Press)

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Graffiti depicting Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as a pharaoh and Arabic that reads, "void," covers a wall in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 10, 2012. (Associated Press)

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A protester opposed to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Dec. 8, 2012. Egypt's military said that serious dialogue is the "best and only" way to overcome the nation's deepening conflict over a disputed draft constitution. (Associated Press)

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Protesters make a bonfire in front of the presidential palace, background, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. 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 its main demand he rescind a draft constitution going to a referendum on Dec. 15. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Egyptian army soldiers stand guard as protesters stand on top of cement blocks near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Egyptian army soldiers stand guard near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. 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 its main demand he rescind a draft constitution going to a referendum on Dec. 15. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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A protester holds the Egyptian national flag as army soldiers stand guard near the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Egypt's liberal opposition called for more protests Sunday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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An Egyptian protester with a mask on his face and a sticker with Arabic that reads "No for the constitution of the Morshid," during an anti president Mohammed Morsi protest near the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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An Egyptian protester carries a poster with a picture of president Mohammed Morsi and Arabic that reads "wanted for justice, escaped from the Natroun valley prison in January 29, 2011, Reward, a box of oil and two eggs" during an anti-Morsi protest near the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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Protesters opposed to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi hang a banner outside the palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Egypt's military said Saturday that serious dialogue is the "best and only" way to overcome the nation's deepening conflict. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Young girls pose for a photograph by a wall painted with graffiti showing President Mohammed Morsi, left, and a split portrait of former Defense Minister, Hussain Tantawi, center, and former President Hosni Mobarak, right, in front of the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Graffiti depicting Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as a pharaoh and Arabic that reads, "void," covers a wall in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt,, Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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A protester opposed to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Egypt's military said Saturday that serious dialogue is the "best and only" way to overcome the nation's deepening conflict over a disputed draft constitution. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Protesters cahnt slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Egypt's liberal opposition called for more protests Sunday. Arabic on the banner, background, reads, "the people want to end the regime." (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Egypt's liberal opposition called for more protests Sunday. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Soldiers stand guard on top a tank in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Egypt's liberal opposition called for more protests Sunday. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)