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railed.
• Egypt's newly elected President Mohammed Morsi is locked in conflict with the powerful military over whether the country's legislature should reconvene after a court ruling last month dissolved it. It's the latest crisis in nearly 17 months of political drama since last year's overthrow of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.
• Speaking in Vietnam, Clinton refused to take sides in the simmering dispute. She cited Egypt's progress, as evidenced by competitive elections and the first popularly elected president in the country's "very long history." But she stressed that much more needed to be done.
• "Democracy not just about elections," she told reporters. "It is about creating vibrant, inclusive political dialogue; listening to civil society; having good relations between civilian officials and military officials, where each is working to serve the interests of the citizens."

• Delivering a cautionary message, Clinton said, "We strongly urge dialogue and a concerted effort on the part of all to try to deal with the problems that are understandable, but have to be resolved in order to avoid the kind of difficulties that could derail the transition that is going on."
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• WASHINGTON (AP) -- For Rep. Lois Capps of California and other vulnerable House Democrats, a string of successful re-election bids and double-digit margins of victory may mean little this year.
• Her Santa Barbara-area district has been redrawn in the wake of the latest census, turning it from Democratic-leaning to one evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. Capps has responded by spending more time than ever raising money, hiring campaign staff and meeting voters.
• "It's totally intensive, labor-intensive," she says.
• And unheard of for a six-term congresswoman who routinely defeats her Republican opponents by 20 to 36 percentage points. At least seven other veteran House Democrats -- in California, Iowa, Utah, Massachusetts, New York, Georgia and North Carolina -- have become top GOP targets because of new district boundaries.

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