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the crowds in cairo s main square have dwindled from tens of thousands to just a few dozen. many of the people out today are there to pay tribute to protesters who died during violent clashes there. egypt has been under direct military authority since hosni mubarak resigned as president on friday, after an 18-day revolution. the interim military leaders made some big changes on sunday. they dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and said they would only be in charge for six months or until elections could be held. egypt s ambassador to the united states says the general s top priorities are restoring security and reviving the economy. fresh protests at national bank of egypt forced its chairman to resign on sunday. state-run television says banks across the country are staying closed until wednesday. as calm began to return in egypt, anti-government demonstrations erupted elsewhere in the middle east. hundreds of protesters marched