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Libya rebels in Tripoli, Gadhafi defenses collapse
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the fall of Moammar Gadhafi's nearly 42-year regime. Scattered battles erupted, and the mercurial...Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Wars and Interventions, Crimes, Barack Obama, Civil Unrest
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Breaking News: Libya officials say Gadhafi captured, possibly killed
Associated PressSIRTE, Libya (AP) - Libyan transitional government officials said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and possibly killed when revolutionary forces overwhelmed the ousted leader's hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after his...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Saddam Hussein, NATO, Al Jazeera (tv network), The Associated Press
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Libyan lawmakers choose ex-diplomat as prime minister
World NowLibyan lawmakers selected Ali Zidan as prime minister on Sunday night, giving the former human rights lawyer and diplomat responsibility for forming the volatile nation’s first government since the revolution that toppled Moammar Kadafi.... -
Rights group: Libya didn't investigate deaths of Kadafi loyalists
World NowDespite promises to do so, Libya has failed to investigate the deaths of scores of people loyal to late strongman Moammar Kadafi, who appear to have been executed after his capture in “a bloody revenge” Human Rights Watch said in a new... -
Pro-al Qaeda group seen behind deadly Benghazi attack
A pro-al Qaeda group responsible for a previous armed assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is the chief suspect in Tuesday's attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya, sources tracking militant Islamist groups in eastern Libya say. They also...Tags: Benghazi, Philosophy, Religion and Belief, Armed Conflicts, Pakistan
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In Libya vote, coalition party headed by former transition chief claims lead
World NowA political coalition led by the former National Transitional Council’s de facto prime minister has claimed an early lead in Libya’s national election to replace the government of fallen longtime dictator Moammar Kadafi.... -
Libya officials: Gadhafi captured, possibly killed
Associated Press(AP) — Officials in Libya’s transitional government said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and possibly killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Saddam Hussein, Defense, NATO
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Gadhafi, Libya's leader for 42 years, killed
Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed today when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major...Tags: Entertainment, Wars and Interventions, Television, Firearms, Defense
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Premature to call Gadhafi's fall a policy vindication
The mob that could not contain itself or wait to put Moammar Gadhafi on trial — that instead presided over his bloody end — is cut from the same cloth as their former dictator. They cannot possibly preside over Libya's affairs gently or...Tags: Barack Obama, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi
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Local Libyan families: Muammar Qaddafi's capture is joyful news
Omar Yaqub said he heard the happiest news he's ever heard Thursday morning when he got a phone call from a friend.
"I ran to the computer and I logged in and I saw it and I said, oh, the best news. I was extremely, extremely happy," Yaqub said.
Yaqub...Tags: Human Interest, The Happiest News!, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Zionsville
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Local reaction: What's after post-Gadhafi celebration?
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterBe careful what you wish for, America. That’s the cautionary tone hanging over the celebration of the death of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. “One thing we do need to keep in mind is, just because a dictator is killed or deposed does not...Tags: Entertainment, Television, Barack Obama, Defense, National Security
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War correspondents tell their stories in 'Under Fire'
24 FramesWhen Tim Hetherington, co-director of the Oscar-nominated Afghanistan war film “Restrepo,” and veteran combat photographer Chris Hondros of Getty Images, were killed in April in an explosion in the Libyan city of Misurata, news of their deaths...
Aug 21, 2011
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Sep 12, 2012
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Jul 8, 2012
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Oct 20, 2011
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Oct 20, 2011
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Oct 24, 2011
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Oct 20, 2011
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Oct 20, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011
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