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Protesters. but the fuse was burning long before that. lit, in fact, by decades of oppression and poverty. and on january 25th, the anger finally exploded. the pro-at theres call it the day of rage. a rage regime of president mubarak. u.s. officials watch and wait. >> our assessment is that the egyptian government is stable. >> within hours, it's clear that is not the case as the protests and violence intensify. the egyptian government moves to shut down the social media site that the young demonstrators are using to galvanize and organize the crowds. >> we urge the egyptian authorities not to...

I also want to play a couple of statements, you talk about this confusion about the u.s. government. here's what secretary clinton said one day and then next day, sort of changing her tune on what's going on over there. take a listen. >> our assessment is that the egyptian government is stable and is looking for ways to respond to the legitimate needs and interests of the egyptian people. we support the universal rights of the egyptian people, including the rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly. and we urge the egyptian authorities not to prevent peaceful protests or block...

Authorities to prevent peaceful protests or block communications including on social media sites. in russia, a day of mourning for the 35 people killed in the suicide bombing at moscow's busiest airport. and dmitry medvedev has -- hamid karzai -- despite fraud charges during his own election last year, karzai tried to delay his open session. and up next, what you did not hear in last night's state of the union. we'll be talking gun control with the president of the brady campaign. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. [ bottle one ] oh, great. mr. clean magic eraser ex...