The Lede: Egypt’s Media Cheers on Army Crackdown

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Borrowing from American popular culture in an attempt to justify Egypt’s security crackdown, the country’s media has deployed the theme tune from “Rocky,” reworked anti-Obama conspiracy theories, and even tossed in a reference to “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642565/s/3025ecc5/sc/40/mf.gif
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