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    Crowds Grow in Egypt Protests, Jordan's King Dismisses Cabinet

    Feb 01, 2011 01:07 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    In Egypt, Disparate Groups of Protesters Unite in Hopes of Ousting Mubarak

    Feb 01, 2011 05:00 AM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    How Wired Are Egyptians?

    Jan 31, 2011 11:23 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    What Would a Political 'Transition' in Egypt Look Like?

    Jan 31, 2011 11:19 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    In Egypt, Social Media Tools Act as Protest Catalyst Despite Government Meddling

    Jan 31, 2011 11:00 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

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    With Egypt, U.S. Juggles Longtime Alliance, Protesters' Calls for Reform

    Jan 31, 2011 10:41 PM EST

    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 ...

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    Watch Live Monday: NewsHour Coverage of the Egypt Protests

    Jan 31, 2011 09:45 PM EST

    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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    Supporters in U.S. Worry About Demonstrators Back Home in Egypt

    Jan 31, 2011 09:11 PM EST

    Dozens of supporters of the demonstrators in Egypt gathered on Sunday afternoon in front of the White House. Holding banners and Egyptian flags, they chanted, "One, two, three, Mubarak has to flee." One banner said, "Pharaoh Mubarak: Let my people go." Mohamed Mansour, a political activist from Egypt, joined the ...

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    Political Checklist: Egypt Crisis Changes the Agenda at the White House

    Jan 31, 2011 06:44 PM EST

    DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s47aeq101c', 'YrkW_QIcFSo', '29'); In this edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff discuss how a foreign affairs crisis like the popular revolt in Egypt forces a White House to change its script. This week, Woodruff reports, the White House hoped ...

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    Obama Administration Taking Cautious Approach to Unrest in Egypt

    Jan 31, 2011 01:46 PM EST

    In this White House photo taken Friday, President Obama talks on the phone with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as Vice President Joe Biden and the national security team listen in the background. Photo by Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images. As thousands of protesters in Egypt continue to call ...