![Egypt's President Mursi smiles during meeting with South Korea's presidential envoy and former Foreign Minister Yu at the presidential palace in Cairo Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi smiles during a meeting with South Korea's presidential envoy and former Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan (not in picture) at the presidential palace in Cairo October 8, 2012, a day after Mursi's "Al Nhada (Renaissance) project. The project is primarily a economic and social programme comprising of promises the president vowed to fulfil within 100 days of taking office. Mursi has won grudging respect from detractors in his first 100 days by sending the army back to barracks fas](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2012/q4/RTR38X57-001.jpg/RTR38X57-001.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=aYJ4jp6F)
Absolute Power: Morsi Decree Stuns Egyptians
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