A constitutional court judge was sworn in Thursday as temporary president of Egypt, a day after the military ousted president Mohammed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected head of state. Adly Mansour will serve until a new election is held. NBC’s Richard Engel reports and Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya comments on the dramatic turn of events.July 4, 2013
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