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The headline on MSNBC: “BREAKING NEWS: Musharraf to step down as army chief on Thursday.”

Finally, some progress in Pakistan. The military dictatorship, nuclear weapons, brinkmanship with India and tolerance of Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups is a potent and dangerous mix–Pakistan needs to do more to secure their own country and replace their dictatorship with democracy. Hopefully this is the first big step.

Lots of breaking news this morning.

UPDATE: More on Pakistan here.