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CNN's Ben Wedeman just reported there has been a "harsh police crackdown" on protesters today in Egypt, where for the second day in a row people have taken to the streets in anti-government demonstrations.

Indeed, the BBC writes that:

The headline is "CBO Sees Record Budget Gap At Nearly $1.5 Trillion."

As the Associated Press writes, "new budget estimates released Wednesday predict the government's deficit will hit almost $1.5 trillion this year, a new record. The daunting numbers mean that the government will have to borrow 40 cents for every dollar it spends."

The aftershocks of Tunisia's Jasmine Revolution reached Egypt today, as thousands took to the streets in several cities to protest against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak.

Egyptians took to the streets by the tens of thousands Tuesday as their government scrambled to respond.

There is a social media revolution in Saudi Arabia.

Ten million Saudis are online, 3 million belong to Facebook, and Twitter feeds are up more than 400 percent.

Recently, many tweets and posts have been focused on the uprising in Tunisia. In fact, Saudi's social media activists spread videos and news updates at the peak of the street protests — and the interest has stayed high ever since. And, now, Saudi bloggers have added the unrest in Cairo to the topics receiving much attention.

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