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- President Barack Obama releases a proposed budget for the US government, totaling $3.73 trillion.
- Young Americans for Freedom expels Ron Paul from its advisory board, citing his anti-war stance.
- Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, in response to 18 days of protests, resigns after being in office for nearly 30 years.
- 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."