CAIRO — Egypt's powerful military tried to defuse outrage over President Hosni Mubarak's refusal to step down, assuring it would guarantee promised reforms. But hundreds of thousands only grew angrier, deluging squares in at least three major cities Friday and marching on presidential palaces and the state TV building, key symbols of the authoritarian regime.
Mubarak leaves Cairo for Sinai as protests spread
Friday, February 11, 2011 | 9:52 a.m. CST;
updated 11:39 a.m. CST, Friday, February 11, 2011
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