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- The US House of Representatives votes to repeal Obama's health care overhaul.
- The President of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, flees the country in the midst of widespread social unrest.
- The Federal Communications Commission votes to give itself broad internet regulatory powers, called "net neutrality."
- President Barack Obama signs a bill that will keep US income tax rates steady for two years, reduce payroll taxes, and extend unemployment payments.
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is granted bail and released from a UK prison.
- Ron Paul announces that he will be chairman of the House Domestic Monetary Policies Subcommittee.