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Stepping down immediately as protesters hoped. he did say he would not run for re-election in september. he said he would forego running at the age of 83 for another six-year term as president. then he started speaking of himself in the third person. >> translator: mubarak addressing you today takes pride in the long years he spent serving egypt and its people. this dear and beloved homeland is my homeland like as it is the motherland of all egyptians in which i lived and for which i fought. i defended its soil, sovereignty and interest. i will die on the soil of egypt and i will be judged by ...

To be totally frank with you, it has been hard for us to turn away from events in egypt this week to stay on top of what's going on in american news and american politics as well. we have another live update on what still appears to be a revolution in egypt, coming up in a moment including a preview of what is expected for the next big round of protests. we are stepping away from that news story for a second because of something confrontational and eye opening that an american politician has done on an issue which everyone says progress is not possible and politics are like a clogged artery. m...

This -- >> translator: i have spent more than 50 years of life in the service of tunisia serving in the army and 20 years at the presidency. every day of my life was and will always be on the service of my country. i have made countless sacrifices. >> sounding like hosni mubarak did in egypt? that was january 13th, the night before he fled the country. joining us from cairo, the fantastically overworked richard engel. thank you for joining us, my friend. >> i love the clip. i was talking to people about that tonight. that was the last major speak the tunisian president gave. he announced the...

To be totally frank with you, it has been hard for us to you, it has been hard for us to turn away from events in egypt this week to stay on top of what's going on in american news and american politics as well. we have another live update on what still appears to be a revolution in egypt, coming up in a moment including a preview of what is expected for the next big round of protests. we are stepping away from that news story for a second because of something confrontational and eye opening that an american politician has done on an issue which everyone says progress is not possible and polit...

Uprising in egypt are only a week old. here is how the story ripened. it is bearing ripe fruit. it's being used by politicians to promote their favorite pet ideas. people who are advocates for their chosen policies are opportunists as well. if you have something you want to happen, every event you are called to comment on is a new reason to comment. republicans tend to really, really, really, really, want tax cuts, right? in and of themselves, they have their own republican reward. if the government has budget surplus, it's a reason to call for tax cuts. >> a growing surplus exists because tax...