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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Egypt is a nation of eighty million people -- the largest in the Arab world. Hosni Mubarak came to power in nineteen eighty- one. The president said early Saturday that he had asked his government to resign and would quickly appoint a new cabinet. Mr. Mubarak promised political and economic reforms and said days of protests were a plot to weaken Egypt. The protests led by young people became more violent Friday. Military vehicles moved into Cairo and other cities. A spokesman for President Obama urged the Egyptian government and protesters to show "strong restraint."