Obama Says Egypt’s Transition to New Government ‘Must Begin Now’
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President Barack Obama said Egypt’s transition to a new government “must begin now,” suggesting President Hosni Mubarak’s plan to remain in office for eight more months may not quell the protests in Cairo’s streets.
Obama spoke to Mubarak for 30 minutes after the Egyptian president announced he wouldn’t seek another term in elections scheduled for September. Obama then went before television cameras at the White House to say Mubarak “recognizes that the status quo is not sustainable and change must take place.”