Even while Egypt's prime minister said today that embattled President Hosni Mubarak will not step down until September, President Obama declared in a press conference on Friday that the country has begun discussing government turnover. “This is obviously still a fluid situation,” Obama said, adding, “The whole world is watching.” Obama reiterated his insistence that the U.S. opposes acts of violence from both the government and protesters. He also stressed that attacks on journalists, human-rights activists and peaceful protesters are "unacceptable.” Asked if Mubarak should leave immediately, Obama said the Egyptian leader is “proud, but he’s also a patriot.”
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