CAIRO (Reuters) - The assembly writing Egypt's new constitution convened on Thursday to start voting on the final draft, a move the Muslim Brotherhood hopes will help end a crisis ignited by a decree expanding President Mohamed Mursi's powers.
"May God bless us on this day," Hossam el-Gheriyani, the assembly speaker, said at the start of the session.
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