This is a perception which is not based on reality.

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It appears, however, that such reports were based as much on wish as on reality, since Mubarak at this point has done nothing more than relinquish a few of the powers of his presidency, delegating them to his appointed vice president.

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The Muppets always have relied on a suspension of disbelief to pre-empt this sort of intrusive reality-based questioning, but the premise of their new show seems to demand belief.

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