Ominously . . . .

Egypt VP: Protests cannot be allowed to go on long 

 By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press © 2011

 He told them the regime wants dialogue to resolve protesters' demands for democratic reform, adding in a veiled warning, "We don't want to deal with Egyptian society with police tools."

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