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Notes Photo January 31, 2011

Egypt: The Fear Factor

In contrast to the hopeful "liberation" photos coming out of the Square, this one frames the potential downfall of the government as more of a downfall overall.

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David Degner in Cairo: The End of the Show?

As photographer David Degner explains, his photo in Cairo on Wednesday possibly represents the last instance of the Egyptian government and the police tightly controlling protests, and protest photos, for show.

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Notes Photo January 28, 2011

Egypt Photo of the Day: On the Kasr Al Nile Bridge

The photo -- in contrast to many variants on the newswire -- is so powerful because of the visceral sense of the government pissing on its citizenry.

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