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Liberals boycott picking Egypt constitution panel

By Hamza Hendawi
Published June 12, 2012 7:29pm ET
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Liberals boycott picking Egypt constitution panel
Giant billboards showing Egyptian presidential candidates Ahmed Shafiq, top, and Mohammed Morsi, bottom, are seen along a highway in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 11, 2012. Shafiq, the last prime minister of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, will face the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, Mohammed Morsi, in a runoff on June 16-17. Arabic sign, top, reads, "Ahmed Shafiq, president for Egypt, actions and not words." Arabic sign, bottom, partially shown, reads, "our strength is in our unity, we want a president, Mohammed Morsi, president for Egypt 2012."( AP Photo/Amr Nabil) | Amr Nabil

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s march to democracy hit another obstacle Tuesday when liberals boycotted a parliament session called to name members of a panel to draw up a new constitution, complaining that Islamists are trying to dominate the process.

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