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Obama challenges Mubarak: Consider your legacy
By News on Feb 4, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Embracing an Egyptian future without Hosni Mubarak, President Barack Obama on Friday pressed the embattled leader to consider his legacy and exit office in a way that would give his country the best chance for peace and democracy. Obama tried to rally world pressure on Mubarak to make "the right decision" but did not call for his immediate resignation....Limited benefits of US ties to Egypt's military
By News on Feb 4, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon has often boasted of close ties to the Egyptian military, but in the current crisis the payoff from billions in military aid and three decades of U.S. mentorship isn't direct leverage....
Egypt protesters throng square after violence
By News on Feb 4, 2011
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CAIRO (AP) -- Tens of thousands packed central Cairo Friday, waving flags and singing the national anthem, emboldened in their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak after they repelled pro-regime attackers in two days of bloody street fights. The U.S. was pressing Egypt for an immediate start to democratic transition, including a proposal for Mubarak to step down immediately....Unemployment falls to 9.0 pct., only 36K new jobs
By News on Feb 4, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 9 percent, based on a government survey that found that more than a half-million people found work....US officials: Talks on Mubarak leaving immediately
By News on Feb 4, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Talks are under way between the Obama administration and top Egyptian officials on the possible immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the formation of a military-backed caretaker government that could prepare the country for free and fair elections later this year, U.S. officials say....