Egypt parliament reconvenes, escalating power struggle

The session is a symbolic victory for President Mohamed Morsi in his battle with Egypt's military. Morsi had ordered lawmakers to meet, defying a court ruling.

CAIRO — The power struggle between Egypt's newly elected Islamist president and the military has escalated, with lawmakers defying a court order and reconvening the dissolved parliament, marking another disturbing political twist over the future of a nation still tangled in the legacy of Hosni Mubarak.

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