CAIRO – The White House on Friday threw its weight behind Egypt's resurgent protest movement, urging for the first time the handover of power by the interim military rulers in the Obama administration's most public effort yet to steer Egypt toward democracy.
The White House released the statement supporting the transfer of power to a civilian government "as soon as possible" as tens of thousands of demonstrators poured into Tahrir Square for what may be the biggest display of anger in a week of protests against the military's intention to retain power even after parliamentary elections that are scheduled to begin on Monday.
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