Egypt's President Mursi grants himself sweeping powers with new Constitutional declaration

<p>In a surprise move Thursday, President Mohamed Morsi issued a new Constitutional Declaration which supporters claim is to protect the gains from of the January 25th Revolution.&nbsp; The declaration began by stating that the January 25 Revolution had mandated the president with the responsibility to achieve revolutionary demands and to root out remnants of the old regime from Egypt's state institutions. It also called for the building of a "new legitimacy built on a constitution" to promote "principles of freedom, justice and democracy". The decree also calls for the retrial of&nbsp; individuals accused of killing civilians during the revolution&nbsp; who had been acquitted in prior trials.
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