By MATT BRADLEY and MATTHEW ROSENBERG CAIRO—An early test of Egypt’s emerging democracy began Saturday as Egyptians thronged polls to cast ballots in a constitutional referendum—a vote that, for the first time in decades, offered people a chance to take part in an election with a result that was far from pre-determined. Long and orderly lines of enthusiastic, peaceful voters formed even before polls opened at 8 a.m. local time, providing an early sign of how much has changed in Egypt in the weeks since President Hosni Mubarak stepped down amid widespread unrest, ending decades of autocratic rule. View Full Image Reuters Egyptian men display their ink-stained fingertips after…
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