Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- The political arm of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has announced plans to run one of its leaders in the country's presidential elections in May, reversing an earlier pledge to stay out of the race. The once-banned Islamist movement will be represented by Khairat al-Shater, a longtime financial backer, the Brotherhood announced over the weekend. Al-Shater has resigned from his post as deputy chairman to join the already crowded field of presidential candidates, group said. The jail terms he served under ex-Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak had been an obstacle that would have kept him off the ballot. But the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which took power after the 2011 uprising that toppled Mubarak, pardoned him Sunday, his lawyer, Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsood, told CNN.

He has been involved with

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- Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsood groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Al-Shater groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Brotherhood groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- CNN groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Cairo groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Egypt groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Hosni Mubarak groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Islamist groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Khairat al-Shater groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Mubarak groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Muslim Brotherhood groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- Supreme Council of the Armed Forces groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
- ex-Egyptian groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.
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Islamist groups since the late 1960s, according to his official biography, and was jailed for five years by a military court during a crackdown on Islamist movements in the mid-1990s.


LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Flannery O'Connor did not expect to become the subject of a biography. She thought the narrow borders of her life -- lived "between the house and the chicken yard" -- wouldn't give a writer much to work with. Author Flannery O'Connor (here with two of her peacocks) remains a subject of fascination for many. It would therefore come as a surprise (and probably secretly please her) to learn she is the focus of at least three. The latest is "Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor" (Little, Brown) by Brad Gooch, an exhaustively researched exploration of O'Connor's unlikely journey from shy, sarcastic and "contrary" Georgia girl to acerbic literary treasure.

Partly, I think she wanted to lose the

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- CNN-ness of "Mary Flannery."
- California-ness of "Mary Flannery."
- Flannery-ness of "Mary Flannery."
- Flannery O'Connor-ness of "Mary Flannery."
- Georgia-ness of "Mary Flannery."
- LOS ANGELES-ness of "Mary Flannery."
- Little, Brown-ness of "Mary Flannery."
- O'Connor-ness of "Mary Flannery."
- Southern-ness of "Mary Flannery."
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Southern-ness of "Mary Flannery."


Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama will use Tuesday's State of the Union address to frame the message of his re-election campaign. The annual speech to Congress will lay out in clear terms a theme he's been repeating recently about economic inequality and a government that should ensure "a fair shake" for all. Democratic sources briefed on the draft speech say it will describe a "blueprint for an economy that's built to last." That blueprint will focus on manufacturing, energy, education and middle-class values, according to a video released on the Obama's campaign website and Democratic sources who have been briefed on the address.

One Democratic official said the president will offer to work with

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- Barack Obama if Congress agrees to work with him.
- CNN if Congress agrees to work with him.
- Congress if Congress agrees to work with him.
- Democratic if Congress agrees to work with him.
- Obama if Congress agrees to work with him.
- State of the Union if Congress agrees to work with him.
- Washington if Congress agrees to work with him.
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Congress if Congress agrees to work with him.