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Senator Leahy wants to put on hold military aid to Egypt until country commits to democratic transition

by Karen DeYoung

A senior U.S. senator warned the State Department on Friday against disbursing any of this year’s $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt until its armed forces leadership makes a clear commitment to ongoing democratic transition.

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