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Chaos engulfs Cairo as Mubarak points to successor
By News on Jan 29, 2011
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CAIRO (AP) -- With protests raging, Egypt's president named his intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president on Saturday, setting the stage for a successor as chaos engulfed the capital. Soldiers stood by - a few even joining the demonstrators - and the death toll from five days of anti-government fury rose sharply to 74....Egypt moves to secure antiquities from looters
By News on Jan 29, 2011
CAIRO (AP) -- Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 10 small artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers, Egypt's antiquities chief said Saturday....
Obama reiterates call for restraint in Egypt
By News on Jan 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling for restraint in Egypt and renewing his support for universal rights and concrete steps that lead to political reform....62 killed over last 2 days of protests in Egypt
By News on Jan 29, 2011
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CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian security officials say at least 62 people have been killed nationwide over the last two days of mass anti-government protests....In Obama's reorganization plan, is Commerce first?
By News on Jan 29, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- It was a big laugh line in President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech: "The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they're in saltwater. I hear it gets even more complicated once they're smoked."...