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Timeline: US indecision on Egypt - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Timeline: US indecision on Egypt - Middle East - Al Jazeera English: "Protests begin in Egypt on the day Barack Obama, the US president, gives State of the Union address to Congress.

Obama did not mention Egypt but did refer to protests in Tunisia, saying the US 'supports the democratic aspirations of all people'.

Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, gave the first high-level US response to the Egypt protests, saying: 'Our assessment is that the Egyptian government is stable and is looking for ways to respond to the legitimate needs and interests of the Egyptian people.'

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