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The pressure mounts on Mubarak and on Obama.

Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

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The crowds in Egypt today were bigger than ever, a remarkable tapestry, according to the New York Times,

from young women with babies to old men with canes. The army paved the way for the so-called

march of millions by saying it would not fire on demonstrators and calling their demands legitimate.

The new vice president offered negotiations, but speaking for the protesters,

Muhammad al-Baraday said, they won't talk until President Hosni Mubarak leaves the country.

What else do they want?

What's the fallout in other Middle Eastern countries?

And what is the Obama administration planning to do now?

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alleney, back with To the Point.

Massive crowds filled the streets of Egyptian cities again today after the Army announced it would not fire on demonstrators.

President Mubarak's hold on power is increasingly tenuous as he prepares to address the nation.

We'll hear from Cairo, from Washington, and from other capitals.

First, this news update, King Abdullah II of Jordan fired his government today,

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