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Tuesday, February 01, 2011

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Jordan's King Names New Prime Minister

February 1, 2011 As first Tunisia and then Egypt and Yemen have been rocked by anti-government demonstrations, Jordan has also seen protests in recent weeks over rising prices and unemployment.

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Live-Blog: Events In Egypt

Reporters say many parents brought their children with them today to the demonstration in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

February 1, 2011 Anti-Mubarak demonstrators were aiming to bring 1 million people into the streets — and might have drawn even more. The mood among many is "ebullient," NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports from Tahrir Square in Cairo.

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Monday, January 31, 2011

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LISTEN: White House Spokesman Gibbs Walks Difficult Line On Mubarak

January 31, 2011 Asked if the U.S. wants the Egyptian leader to step down, he says that's not for America to say — but that the administration wants to see a "transition" to greater democracy in Egypt.

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Egypt's Protests; Day Seven: Anti-Mubarak Demonstrators Stay Put

A protester in Cairo's Tahrir Square earlier today (Jan. 31, 2011).

January 31, 2011 There are calls for a million people to march on Tuesday, and protesters are trying to force President Hosni Mubarak to step down by week's end.

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Sunday, January 30, 2011

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ElBaradei: Mubarak 'Should Leave Today'

January 30, 2011 The Nobel Peace Prize laureate also told CBS that the U.S. government is "losing credibility by the day" because it appears to be "lending support to a dictator."

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Secretary Clinton: U.S. Doesn't Want To 'Send Any Message' About Mubarak

Egyptian demonstrators used a shoe to hit a picture of President Hosni Mubarak during a protest at Tahrir Square in Cairo today (Jan. 30, 2011). That's among one of the strongest insults in their culture.

January 30, 2011 "We do not want to send any message about backing forward or backing back," she tells CNN when asked if the U.S. is backing away from the Egyptian leader. What America wants, says Clinton, is "a democratic Egypt."

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An Egyptian mother hugged her child as she watched thousands of Egyptian protesters gather at Tahrir square in Cairo earlier today (Jan. 30, 2011).

January 30, 2011 Demonstrations are now in their sixth day. Some of the groups involved are calling on Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei to form a transitional government.

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Friday, January 28, 2011

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Egyptian Protesters Defy Curfew; President Dissolves Government

An Egyptian protester flashes Egypt's flag as anti-riot policemen use water canon against demonstrators in Cairo today (Jan. 28, 2011).

January 28, 2011 Police are using rubber bullets and tear gas to try to disperse protesters.

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