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...alliance with the Islamist party may be as likely to handicap ElBaradei's movement as it would boost it. For one thing, it could hasten repression by the state: since 2005, the regime has cracked down hard on the organization, extracting a heavy price for its participation in politics. And some see the cooperative attitude from the Brothers - including a spate of recent Brotherhood-initiated attempts at dialogue with other opposition groups - as a response to the battering they're taking from the regime. (See pictures of Mohamed ElBaradei...
...independent daily Al-Masry Al-Youm reported on Monday that the Brotherhood leaked its platform for the legislative elections slated for May in an effort to test the waters. Discord within the Brotherhood's ranks was evident in some members' comments to the newspaper that the group's motto - a repeat of its 2007 slogan, "Islam Is the Solution" - might undermine the group's recent attempts at unity...
...Previous efforts to unite Egypt's disparate opposition parties ended badly. And as the Brotherhood knows better than most, the first obstacle to achieving democratic reform may be the determination of the 28-year Mubarak regime to suppress such challenges. Despite recognizing the potential of an alliance with ElBaradei's coalition, Brotherhood spokesman Moursi warns that the obstacles are severe: "I don't think in the near future it will lead to real reform. Not even in the 2011 elections...
...successful democratic movement requires active grass-roots support in Egypt, having the Brotherhood on board may be key to reaching the masses. And its steel may be as important to ElBaradei's coalition as its popular support. "From what I've seen, one strong swing of a truncheon, and things really fall apart in the opposition," says Egypt expert Stacher. "They won't fall apart on the Brothers if they do this...
Violent outbursts and emotional detachment in older children adopted internationally are "very familiar to those of us in the field, as sad as it may be," says Michael Goldstein, an adoption attorney in Rye Brook, N.Y. Older adopted children often arrive in their new homes after being taken away from or abandoned by abusive parents. In the case of Russian adoptees, children have to spend at least a year in an orphanage before the country deems them eligible for international adoption. It can take years for older adopted children to fully integrate into their new families; some never...