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By Alastair Macdonald and Alexander Dziadosz CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. But the Islamist leader looked increasingly isolated with the liberal opposition refusing to talk to him and the armed forces, backed by millions of protesters in the street, giving him until Wednesday to agree to share power. Newspapers across the political spectrum saw the army's 48-hour deadline as a turning point. ...More...