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 Anderson Cooper Blasts Mubarak
 
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          Feb 11, 2011
          
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Anderson Cooper appeared on The Late Show With David Letterman Wednesday night to talk about his experiences reporting on the violence in Egypt, including being attacked twice with his CNN camera crew. Watch the segment below.
On Thursday, following Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech declaring that he would stay in office, Cooper blasted the leader on Anderson Cooper 360. 
 
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