RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:
President Mubarak has shown no sign that he plans to leave anytime soon, but there are already plans being put forward in the expectation that he will. The White House is discussing several options with Egyptian officials.
MONTAGNE: Another idea put forward this morning by Nobel laureate Mohamed el-Baradei calls for a presidential council, including a military representative. That council would run the government for a year as Egypt made the transition to a democracy.
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