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PIPES AND FARAHAT: Egypt’s real ruler: military leader Tantawi

By Daniel Pipes and Cynthia Farahat

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (left) joins Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi (center) and Chief of Staff Sami Anan (right) at a ceremony at an air force base in Cairo on Tuesday. Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament opened a new front in the country's leadership showdowns Tuesday by meeting in defiance of orders that disbanded the chamber and brought Mr. Morsi in conflict with both the powerful military and the highest court. (Associated Press)

Egyptian leadersmeet, defy rulings

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh pose for a photo at the Government Guest House in Hanoi on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Kham, Pool)

Clinton: Egypt’s leaders must settle differences

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

Illustration: Egypt by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: The Islamist president’s power grab

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama helped lose Egypt

The Washington Times

Officials are seen July 9, 2012, in the Egyptian parliament in Cairo. (Associated Press)

Egypt’s top court says ruling on parliament final

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (right) meets July 8, 2012, with Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr (left) and U.S. Undersecretary of State William Burns at the Presidential palace in Cairo. Morsi is the country's first democratically-elected president, first Islamist, and civilian to take office in Egypt. (Associated Press/Maya Alleruzzo)

Egypt: President orders dissolved parliament back

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Libyan men hold their elections ID cards while celebrating election day in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, July 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Libyans hold 1st nationwide vote in decades

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

** FILE ** Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Associated Press)

Clinton goes to France for Syria talks, then Asia

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Egyptian boys hold posters of Ahmed Hussein Eid, a university student who was fatally stabbed by three suspected militants, during his funeral procession in Suez, Egypt, on July 4, 2012. (Associated Press)

Islamists suspected in Egyptian student’s murder

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Illustration Obama lost Egypt by John Camejo for The Washington Times

GAFFNEY: Who lost Egypt?

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi waves to guests after giving an inaugural address at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El-Maaty, Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt’s new president begins struggle for power

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's president-elect, waves June 29, 2012, to his supporters following Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo. Morsi was declared Egypt's first freely elected president in modern history five days earlier. (Associated Press)

Egypt president-elect vows to fight for authority

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, President-elect Mohammed Morsi speaks with representatives from political parties in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt’s Islamist president presents challenge for U.S.

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton receives a gift June 27, 2012, from Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja at the Government Banquet Hall in Helsinki, Finland. (Associated Press)

Clinton: U.S. pleased so far by new Egypt president

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Illustration: Egypt by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

BERMAN: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Egyptian sweep

By Ilan Berman - The Washington Times

Egypt court says military can’t arrest civilians

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

Kamal el-Ganzouri (left), Egypt's caretaker prime minister, shakes hands with Egyptian President-elect Mohammed Morsi in Cairo on Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Middle East News Agency)

Egyptian court says military cannot arrest civilians

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

** FILE ** Then-Egyptian presidential candidate Mohammed Morsi confers with an aide on Sunday, June 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

Egyptian President-elect Morsi starts consultations on team

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Illustration by Medi Tirana, Albania

GAFFNEY: Muslim Brotherhood’s bait-and-switch

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times