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The military leaders have been under increasing pressure from protesters.

A South Carolina prison received two Bibles intended for an inmate. But the Bibles had been hollowed out, and contained razor knives, a cell phone, ecstasy pills and cocaine. The prison returned the package to the sender. Police identified the sener who mailed the Bibles from a post office.

Gross domestic product expanded at a 2 percent annual rate, not the 2.5 percent pace first thought. But some economists see better growth this quarter.

Authorities accuse them of tossing Molotov cocktails. American officials are working to get them released.

Tuesday's headlines: Large crowd is gathering in Tahrir Square; the U.S. economy grew slightly less than thought in the third quarter; the UC Davis chancellor gave students an emotional apology.

The Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, known as the "Darkhorse" Battalion, have suffered the worst casualty rate of any Marine unit in the Afghan war. During a seven-month tour, they lost 25 men; nearly 200 were wounded. Still, the Marines in the unit agree it was worth it.

The Internet deal was so popular the business owner had to make 102,000 cup cakes at a loss.

"I appreciate you guys making your point," the president told protesters in New Hampshire today. "Let me go ahead and make mine. I'll listen to you and you listen to me."

The former House speaker began his career as a history professor at West Georgia College. "He thought he could have some kind of impact, to get kids to think," says a friend and former colleague. "But he really wanted to get into politics."

John Catherwood from Laramie, Wyoming called in to Talk of the Nation. He thanked Marine Jake Romo for his service, then remembered his nephew, Lance Corporal Alec Catherwood, who was one of the Darkhorse Marines killed.