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Viva_La_Revolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-09-11 12:46 PM
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Jordan's king swears in new Cabinet
Source: msnbc

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's royal palace says King Abdullah II has sworn in a new Cabinet in the wake of Egypt-inspired protests in his desert monarchy.

Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit heads the 27-member Cabinet, comprised of a rainbow coalition of leftist unionists, one former Muslim Brotherhood member and a renowned woman activist.

The Brotherhood refused to join al-Bakhit's Cabinet, but said it wanted to give him a chance to enact reform.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41491558
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