Egypt in Energy Crisis as Elections Approach

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By Associated PressMay 8, 2014, 2:02 pm29 pts
CAIRO (AP) — Rolling blackouts have already been hitting neighborhoods of Cairo daily throughout the winter, when electricity usage is lower. Now summer’s heat is coming, and Egypt’s crippling energy crisis is threatening to mount, creating an immediate political liability for the new president to be…

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