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MARGARET WARNER (Newshour): Trying to defuse growing defiance to his rule, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi called on his opponents tonight to help end the country's political polarization.
In a live speech televised nationwide, Morsi warned that if the breach isn't healed, Egypt could slip into chaos. He did acknowledge he had made mistakes, but he also accused remnants of the old regime of fomenting anti-government violence. He spoke just days before mass protests set for Sunday on the one-year anniversary of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood assuming power.
Earlier today, two people were killed and more than 100 injured as clashes broke out between Morsi opponents and supporters.
And for more, we turn to Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers in Cairo.
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