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Hundreds of thousands of protesters screamed and cheered Friday as it was announced that President Hosni Mubarak was stepping down.

Utah's Jerry Sloan, the longest tenured coach in any of the four major North American pro sports, will resign later Thursday, according to a report in the Deseret News. The newspaper also reports that Sloan's long-time assistant, Phil Johnson, also will step down from his post.

Representative Chris Lee of New York, who reportedly sent a shirtless photo to a woman on the Internet, has stepped down, according to a senior Congressional official.

Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary and one of the most visible and forceful advocates for President Barack Obama, is quitting his job to become an outside political adviser.

Greg Blatt takes charge, Liberty Media sells its IAC stake -- The IAC chairman said Thursday that he is stepping down as CEO and that John Malone's Liberty Media has sold its entire stake in the company.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his government resigned on Saturday before a long-awaited ministerial reshuffle, according to a statement from President Nicolas Sarkozy's office.

Tribune Co. CEO Randy Michaels resigned Friday amid tales of raunchy behavior as one of America's biggest media companies looked to shift attention back to its efforts to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Hours later, the company filed its latest reorganization plan in court.

Randy Michaels, the controversial chief executive of the Tribune Company, is expected to be asked to resign.

Ending her three-year tenure as D.C. Schools Chancellor, The Washington Post reports Michelle Rhee will announce her resignation on Wednesday.Rhee is expected to say that she will leave the post at the end of the month, a move that follows the defeat of incumbent Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, who appointed Rhee as chancellor.

Gen. James L. Jones is resigning and will be replaced by Thomas E. Donilon, administration officials said.