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Breaking News Fri, 11 Feb 2011
President Barack Obama makes a statement on the resignation of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in the Grand Foyer at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 Obama welcomes Egypt transition
| WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama said today he welcomed the peaceful transition of power in Egypt with the resignation of longtime President Hosni Mubarak. | "The people of Egypt have spo... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) NZ Herald
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An Egyptian man, flashes the V sign as he celebrates after President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed power to the military at Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. Egypt exploded with joy, tears, and relief after pro-democracy protesters brought down President Hosni Mubarak with a momentous march on his palaces and state TV. Mubarak, who until the end seemed unable to grasp the depth of resentment over his three decades of authoritarian rule, finally resigned Friday and handed power to the military. Mubarak leaves Cairo as Egyptian protesters march on federal buildings
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is reportedly headed to his home on the Red Sea. Demonstrators coalesce around the state TV and radio building and a few hundred gather outside the presidential palace... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Los Angeles Times
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The Maersk Sealand ship "Sealand Commitment" is seen loading and unloading containers Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000 at Massport's Conley Terminal in Boston. U.S. Trade Deficit Widens, Though Exports Grew
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States trade deficit widened in December to its highest level in four months, the government said on Friday, and the annual trade gap expanded nearly 33 perce... (photo: AP / Michael Dwyer) The New York Times
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Former hostage Jose Acuna, center, walks with former Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba, right, and Danilo Rueda, left, of Colombians For Peace, as he arrives to the airport in Florencia, Colombia, after his release by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, Friday Feb. 11, 2011. Acuna, member of the municipal council of Garzon Huila, was kidnapped by the FARC in May 2009. FARC releases third hostage this week; 15 dead in drug clash
| Bogota - Left-wing Colombian rebels on Friday released their third hostage this week - a local politician who was kidnapped in 2009. | The handover of Armando Acuna to a humanitarian commission was ... (photo: AP / William Fernando Martinez) m&c;
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Members of Cuba's dissident group Ladies in White march in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Cuba freed Guido Sigler, a prominent political prisoner, on Friday and the Roman Catholic Church said Angel Moya, another political prisoner, would be released soon and allowed to stay in the country. Cuba releases another political prisoner
| HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba released a political prisoner on Friday and told another he could go free as the government continued to clear dissidents from its prisons. | They were among 10 prisoners sti... (photo: AP / Javier Galeano) Hartford Courant
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An anti-government protester chants slogans during the continuing demonstration in Tahrir Square, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. Mubarak Resigns, Delegates Affairs to Army
By MARGARET COKER, CHRISTOPHER RHOADS And SAM DAGHER | President Hosni Mubarak succumbed to the demands of hundreds of thousands of his countrymen Friday and resigned from office, bringing to an end t... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) Wall Street Journal
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