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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/20/mccain-egypt-working-resolve-ngo-crisis/
McCain: Egypt Working to Resolve NGO Crisis
(AP-Washington Times) Sarah El Deeb - Sen. John McCain said on Monday in Cairo that Egypt's military rulers have reassured him that authorities are working "diligently" to resolve a criminal case against U.S. pro-democracy groups. The trial of 16 Americans and 27 others is expected to begin on Feb. 26. Sen. McCain chairs the board of the International Republican Institute (IRI), one of the four American groups targeted. "The way we approach this issue of NGOs is with some guarded optimism that we will resolve this issue fairly soon," he said. "We don't think it helps progress on this very difficult situation for American citizens to make threats. We are not making threats. There is plenty of time to make threats."