Egypt military clears Cairo square

Egypt’s ruling military and the revolutionaries who demand they immediately step down battled for a third day in the streets on Sunday – and competed fiercely for the support of a broader public that has grown tired of turmoil since the fall of Hosni Mubarak 10 months ago.

The generals appear to be winning the fight for the public, despite a heavy-handed crackdown on protesters around Cairo’s Tahrir Square using a roughness that rivalled that of Mubarak’s widely hated police force.