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January 31, 2011

Hillary Clinton Stresses "Orderly Transition" in Egypt 
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On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for an orderly
transition to a democratic government in Egypt. But she refused to
publicly urge President Hosni Mubarak to step down.

Hillary Clinton: "Any efforts by this government to respond to the needs
of their people, to take steps that will result in a peaceful orderly
transition to a democratic regime, is what is in the best interests of
everyone including the current government."

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has predicted that Mubarak will have
to resign because "the people have decided." Carter, who brokered the
existing peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, said, "This is the
most profound situation in the Middle East since I left office."



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