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Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fg-us-egypt-20110201,0,2958266.story
U.S. Open to a Role for Islamists in New Egypt Government
(Los Angeles Times) Paul Richter and Peter Nicholas - The Obama administration said for the first time that it supports a role for groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned Islamist organization, in a reformed Egyptian government. The organization must reject violence and recognize democratic goals if the U.S. is to be comfortable with it taking part in the government, the White House said. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that a reformed government "has to include a whole host of important nonsecular actors that give Egypt a strong chance to continue to be [a] stable and reliable partner." The Muslim Brotherhood, the largest and best-organized Egyptian opposition group, advocates tearing up Egypt's peace treaty with Israel.