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Egyptian President Morsi Ousts Military Leaders, Military-Declared Constitutional Amendments
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffMorsi also ordered the retirement of the commanders of the navy, air defense and air force.
In addition, Morsi canceled the military-declared constitutional amendments that granted the top generals wide powers previously reserved for the head of state.
"The president has decided to annul the constitutional declaration adopted on June 17 by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which took power last year from ousted president Hosni Mubarak," Morsi spokesman Yasser Ali said in a statement carried on state television.