On the recordJanuary 31, 2011
What is clear and what I indicated tonight to President Mubarak is my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “What is clear and what I indicated tonight to President Mubarak is my belief that an orderly transition must be…”
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Obama emphasizes the need for a peaceful and meaningful transition of power in Egypt.
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