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... very direct and candid terms that -- that all of the Middle East was facing the very challenge that has now erupted in Tunisia and in Egypt. And -- and I think that, you know, for some time, many of us have been talking privately with leaders over there and occasionally publicly ...
... RUGMAN: The crowd squeezed its way through army tanks into Tahrir Square, the army's pledge not to use force encouraging the biggest demonstration modern Egypt has ever seen. (CHANTING) JONATHAN RUGMAN: Only last Friday, Egyptians were tear-gassed and shot when they tried coming here. Now nothing can keep ...
... of being able to lead." But he has also been criticized by some for angling for a lead role when he has lived outside of Egypt for much of the last decade. The Youth Movement The young people of Egypt were the core driving force of these protests, turning out ...
... protesters, shows no sign of leaving office. The NewsHour has more on [Tuesday's developments] and [in-depth coverage](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/topic/egypt.html) of how the protests have grown in the past week. Jordan's King Abdullah II Dismisses Cabinet in Response to Street Protests Jordan ...
... the Muslim Brotherhood. MAN: I want Sharia law, because Sharia and Islam is our religion. JEFFREY BROWN: The Islamic fundamentalist group is formally outlawed in Egypt. Egypt's then Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif defended that policy to the NewsHour's Margaret Warner in 2005. AHMED NAZIF, former Egyptian prime minister ...
... some insight on social media and Internet use in Egypt: About 19 percent of Egypt's 80 million people have Internet access | Roughly 15 million Egyptians are Internet users -- more than any other Arab country, el-Nawawy said. Many bloggers, but few protections | There are more than 160,000 Egyptian ...
... take place. Also, the political parties that are willing to endorse ElBaradei do not represent the crowds in the streets. The secular political parties in Egypt don't have the resolute constituencies. So, yes, they will have to be involved, but in the end that they will be the ones ...
... out of the hands of the wealthy? MOHAMMED EL-NAWAWY: I would -- I would be cautious about that. I think the cell phones, particularly in Egypt, have been so ubiquitous, but the question is what are they using the cell phones for? You know, the Internet penetration in a country ...
KWAME HOLMAN: On one hand, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been a vital U.S. partner, but U.S. policy also requires support for the rights of the protesters. ROBERT GIBBS: We have said all along that there are, as I mentioned, legitimate concerns and grievances had by the Egyptian ...
Protest organizers in Egypt have called for a massive turnout on Tuesday as their calls continue for the ouster of long-time President Hosni Mubarak. Check back here at 6 p.m. ET to watch a live stream of the NewsHour's coverage of Egypt Monday. You can also check ...
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