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President Mubarak is the leader of a country that's in the middle of a political uprising.
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Protests against the government have been going on all across Egypt, and expertsthink there could be a lot more demonstrations starting today.
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The Muslim Brotherhood, the largest group of protesters, is speaking out against President Mubarak's government.
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It's telling its followers to protest in the streets after today's weekly Muslim prayers end.in some cases, protesters have fought with police officers.
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They've thrown thingsat the security forces.
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And those forces have used tear gas to try to break up thecrowds.
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At least three protesters and one police officer have been killed this week.
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Social networking is playing a role in all of this,too.
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A lot of the protests are being organized on blogs and sites like Twitter and Facebook.
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