Obama urges Mubarak to step down now

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 | 7:11 p.m. CST; updated 2:43 p.m. CST, Wednesday, February 2, 2011

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak must begin a transition immediately toward a new government and assured protesters demanding the ouster of their longtime leader that "we hear your voices."

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