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Readers Respond: Hasn't the Mubarak Dynasty Controlled Egypt Long Enough?

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Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, has been in power since 1981, when he assumed the presidency after Anwar Sadat's assassination. Among North Africa's "soft" dictators, Mubarak is the longest serving. He would be up for a seventh presidential term in 2011. But he's grooming his son, Gemal, to succeed him. There would be nothing democratic about the succession, if it succeeds--nothing more democratic than Mubarak's reign since 1981. Has Egypt not had enough of a Mubarak dynasty? Cast your vote and share your thoughts.

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