Egyptian Crowds Await Mubarak News
Late on Thursday, thousands of Egyptian protesters converged in the epicenter of their revolt, Cairo's Tahrir Square, to wait for expected news about President Hosni Mubarak, who may not be their president for long, according to the Associated Press.Late on Thursday, thousands of Egyptian protesters converged in the epicenter of their revolt, Cairo’s Tahrir Square, to wait for expected news about President Hosni Mubarak, who may not be their president for long, according to the Associated Press.
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