One Egyptian’s surrender: The revolution failed

By SARAH EL DEEB

Published June 17, 2012 6:54pm ET

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One Egyptian’s surrender: The revolution failed — Neighborhood residents outside a polling station in the Abdeen neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 17, 2012. For some Egyptians waiting on Sunday in sweltering heat to vote on the second day of presidential elections, their choice has been rendered essentially meaningless with the military poised to hold onto the lion's share of power no matter who wins. (AP Photo/Pete Muller) | Pete Muller

CAIRO (AP) — Mahmoud Abou Adhma’s despair over Egypt’s course the past 16 months has turned him from an avid revolutionary who camped out in Tahrir Square for most of the 18 days of protests demanding the fall of Hosni Mubarak to working for the presidential campaign of the deposed leader’s last prime minister and close friend.

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