Mubarak announces he won't run for re-election

Under pressure from the Obama administration, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has announced that he will not stand for re-election in September. There were few signs that Mubarak’s concession would quell the Egyptian insurrection. “I will die on the soil of Egypt,” he vowed in his announcement — greeted by screams of “leave, leave” and “get out” by protesters. “I will say with all honesty …