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4B – Daily News – Monday, February 14, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING Post- Mubarak Egypt day 1 CAIRO (AP) — On Egypt's first day in nearly 30 years without Hosni Mubarak as president, its new military rulers promised Saturday to abide by the peace treaty with Israel and eventually hand power to an elected government. Protesters, still partying over their victory in pushing Mubarak out, now pressed for a voice in guiding their country's move to democracy. The protesters' first act was deeply symbolic of their ambition to build a new Egypt and their determination to do it themselves: Thousands began cleaning up Cairo's central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of their move- ment. The sprawling plaza was battered and trashed by 18 days of street battles and rallies by hundreds of thousands. Even as thousands flowed in to celebrate, broom brigades fanned out, with smiling young men and women — some in stylish clothes and ear- rings — sweeping up rub- ble and garbage. Others repaired sidewalks torn apart for concrete chunks to use as ammunition in fighting with pro-regime gangs. Young veiled girls painted the metal railings of fences along the side- walk. "Sorry for the inconvenience, but we're building Egypt," read placards many wore. "We are cleaning the square now because it is ours," said Omar Mohammed, a 20-year- old student. "After living here for three weeks, it has become our home ... We're going to leave it better than before." Mubarak defied nearly all of Egypt CAIRO (AP) — Hosni Mubarak was supposed to announce his resignation on Thursday. The Egyptian military expected it. The new head of his ruling party pleaded to him face-to-face to do it. But despite more than two weeks of massive demonstrations by protest- ers unmoved by lesser con- cessions, the president still didn't get it. Mubarak's top aides and family — including his son Gamal, widely viewed as his intended successor — told him he could still ride out the turmoil. So the tele- vised resignation speech the rest of Egypt had expected became a stubborn — and ultimately humiliating — effort to cling to power. It only enraged protesters. On Friday, the military moved decisively. On Saturday, insiders in Egypt gave The Associated Press an initial picture of what happened in the hours before Egypt's "unoustable" leader of nearly 30 years fell. Some of them spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the information. Their account portrayed Mubarak as unable, or unwilling, to grasp that nothing less than his imme- diate departure would save the country from the chaos generated by the protests that began Jan. 25. A senior government official said Mubarak lacked the politi- cal machinery that could give him sound advice Obama's budget submis- sion on Monday will take a surgical approach to a deficit problem that his Republican rivals say warrants a meat ax. As Obama seeks $53 billion for high-speed rail over the next few years, House Republicans are trying to pull back $2.5 billion that's already been promised. He's seeking increases for his "Race to the Top" initiative that provides grants to better- performing schools; Republicans on Friday unveiled a five percent cut to schools serving the dis- advantaged. Monday's release of about what was happening in the country. Paul wins conservative straw poll WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas congressman Ron Paul has won the straw poll at the Conserv- ative Political Action Conference, while former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has finished sec- ond. Paul got 30 percent, while Romney got 23 per- cent of the votes of those attending the conference in Washington. Others were grouped far behind. Paul is a hero to libertari- ans and has a fiercely loyal following. Paul also won last year. The straw poll was co- sponsored by CPAC and The Washington Times. Obama wields scalpel to budget WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack 15 DAYS LEFT TO VOTE! next year's budget plan will be likely ignored by resurgent Republicans intent on cutting $100 bil- lion from the president's old budget. The GOP drive to slash 2011 spending and much of the savings sought by Obama involve just a small piece of the budget pie — the annual domes- tic agency budgets that make up just one-tenth of federal spending. Tea party-backed House Republicans are trying to slash tens of billions of dollars in such programs to return them to levels when Obama first took office. Obama's promise to freeze budgets of domes- tic agencies at 2010 levels for five years — an aus- tere plan by itself — looks generous by com- parison. Taxi plows into crowd in Tehama County Businesses! Online Ballots Only at www.redbluffdailynews.com Five Lucky Voters will be selected at random from all eligible ballots on March 1. Each will receive a $100 Shopping Spree at the Tehama County business of their choice! Vote for your favorite San Diego SAN DIEGO (AP) — A taxi driver plowed slowly through a crowd on a sidewalk in a popular restaurant and nightclub zone early Saturday, sev- ering the leg of one woman and injuring more than two dozen other peo- ple, police said. The crash occurred about 2 a.m. in the heart of the busy Gaslamp Dis- trict as revelers were heading home, according to police Sgt. Ray Bat- trick. Witnesses said the cab was traveling around 15 miles an hour. The driver sustained a broken nose after being beaten by people in the crowd, who also smashed windows on the taxi, Bat- trick said. Security guards from a nearby nightclub intervened and detained the driver until police arrived, and he was trans- ported to a hospital. The crash did not appear to be intentional, authorities said. Police said 25 people were injured. All but two were taken to area hospi- tals. 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