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Sat, 2011-02-12 05:53
A senior intelligence official says Panetta was referring to press reports when he told Congress on Thursday that he had heard Mubarak might leave by nightfall.
But the official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss matters of intelligence, also says the agency was predicting two scenarios Thursday.
The CIA thought Mubarak would transfer authority to his vice president and could resign. Mubarak did the first on Thursday but stunned and disappointed US officials when he did not do the second right away.
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