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Islamist Morsi wins #Egypt presidential vote by a narrow margin over Ahmed Shafiq

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Islamist Morsi wins Egypt presidential vote: Egypt's electioncommission has declared Mohammed Morsi of the Musl...
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Islamist Morsi wins Egypt presidential vote

Associated Press – 23 mins ago
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's election commission has declaredMohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood the winner of Egypt's first free elections by a narrow margin over Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.
The commission said Morsi won with 51.7 percent of the vote versus 48.3 for Shafiq.
A huge crowd of Morsi supporters in Cairo's Tahrir Square erupted in cheers and dancing when the result was read out on live television.
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