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Source: AP Diplomatic Writer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was strongly criticized by the foreign minister Saturday for suggesting that proposed changes to Egypt's constitution may be less than democratic. Rice is holding talks with Arab foreign ministers over the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. She hopes to rally wider Arab support for the stalled effort to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians and to encourage flexibility from Arab nations that have not made peace with Israel. But her visit also coincides with a political storm in Egypt over planned constitutional amendments that the Egyptian opposition has denounced as a blow to democracy in this close U.S. ally. The government hastily scheduled a referendum on the amendments for Monday. The opposition has said it will boycott. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070324/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/u...
