Wednesday's Daily Brief

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Egyptians Stage Massive Anti-Mubarak Protest Egyptians have staged one of their biggest protests yet insisting President Hosni Mubarak step down immediately and ignoring a government plan to transfer power. For many protesters it was the first time they had joined the daily demonstrations in Cairo's Tahrir Square showing the movement, now in its third week, still has momentum. Many said they were inspired by a Google executive's tearful televised account of his detention by security forces. Mubarak has refused to step down, but said neither he nor his son will stand for president in polls due in September. Vice President Omar Suleiman, who has been holding talks with opposition groups, said there was now a road map to hand over power, but protesters were unmoved by the plan. WORLD U.S. Won't Endorse Calls For Egypt's President To Step Down Now POLITICS OPPOSITES ATTRACT: In Bipartisan Vote, House Rejects Patriot Act Extension BUSINESS Insider Trading Accusations Describe Network Of Hedge Fund Corruption MEDIA CBS Offers Couric A New Deal TECHNOLOGY Michelle Obama: No Facebook For My Girls BLOG POSTS Ayaan Hirsi Ali:Get Ready to Compete With the Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt Could Chart a 'Third Way' Secular democrats' next challenge is the Muslim Brotherhood. They must waste no time in persuading the Egyptian electorate why a Sharia-based government would be bad for them. Gabriel A. Feldman:NFL Lockout: The Legal Issues Behind the NFL-CBA Negotiations These are interesting times for the NFL. Immediately after producing the most watched television show in U.S. history, the focus has shifted towards the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA. Keli Goff:Instead of "Show Us Your Papers" How About "Show Us Your Passport?" What if candidates for president were not only required to show proof that they were born in this country and have lived in this country but that they have actually visited other countries too? Stephen Baker:My Jeopardy Battle Against IBM's Watson It was a mid-summer practice round for IBM's Jeopardy computer. But the game was halted while technicians made adjustments to Watson's sound system. Saul Gitlin:What Was Groupon Thinking? I'm not Tibetan. But this kind of humor at another ethnic group's expense rubs me the wrong way, makes me less impressed and, quite possibly, less loyal to the service.

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