Egypt state TV says Mubarak's son won't seek the presidency

[kpete]

Source: USA Today

Egypt state TV says Mubarak's son won't seek the presidency

Update at 9:40 a.m. ET: Egypt state TV reports that President Hosni Mubarak's son, Gamal, will not seek the presidency.

By Ben Curtis, AP
The quashing of the prospect of Mubarak's 46-year-old son succeeding him would end the three-decade Mubarak dynasty whenever the president leaves office.




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[Nancy Waterman]

1. So in spite of everything

He is still giving concessions. Interesting.

[bemildred]

2. Grabbing at straws. nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

3. Sure, he and daddy are too busy packing their $billions in graft and

getting ready to party off to the Happy Isles for deposed dictators...