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For the Sake of Stability: More Leaders with Questionable Human Rights Records, Supported by the U.S.

  (Photo credit should read CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP/Getty Images)

By Julia Edwards

Updated: February 2, 2011 | 11:21 a.m.
February 1, 2011 | 5:32 p.m.

The U.S. relationship with Hosni Mubarak's government in Egypt highlights the State Department's pattern of backing oppressive leaders in order to preserve stability. Here are five instances of this diplomatic juggling act:

President Obama speaks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office on September 1, 2010. (CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP/Getty Images)


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