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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

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Young Man Who Helped Capture Gadhafi Dies After Reportedly Being Tortured

Friends and relatives of Omran Ben Shabaan carried his coffin Tuesday after it arrived as the airport in Misrata, Libya.

September 26, 2012 Omran Ben Shaaban was kidnapped, beaten, and shot, his family says, by supporters of the former Libyan leader.

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Friday, March 02, 2012

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U.N. Panel Says Findings On Gadhafi's Death Are Inconclusive

The late Moammar Gadhafi attends the opening session of the Africa-EU summit in November 2010.

March 2, 2012 The inquiry also found that both sides in the Libyan conflict that led to the demise of Moammar Gadhafi last year were responsible for war crimes.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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A Year Later, One Libyan Fighter Says 'Nothing Has Changed'

Danny Vampire, "a battle-hardened veteran of Libya's 2011 revolution."

February 21, 2012 "Danny Vampire" fought for freedom. But now, he says: "Tunisia had an election, Egypt had an election. And Libya? No." What's more, he sees just as much corruption now as before.

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

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Surprise Headline Of The Day: Gadhafi's Daughter 'Eyeing Asylum In Israel'

Aisha Gadhafi in 2006.

December 29, 2011 The former Libyan leader's daughter Aisha has reportedly told friends she would feel safer there than anywhere else. For years, there have been rumors of Jewish roots in the Gadhafi family tree. It's not likely she'll be welcomed, though.

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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

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Mexico Says It Blocked Plot To Smuggle Gadhafi's Son Into Country

Saadi Gadhafi at January 2010 news conference in Tripoli.

December 7, 2011 Saadi Gadhafi had reportedly been trying to get to a luxury resort, with help from a Canadian security company.

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Friday, October 28, 2011

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International Criminal Court Confirms 'Indirect' Talks With Gadhafi Son

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, in Tripoli on Aug. 23, 2011.

October 28, 2011 Officials are trying to prevent Saif al-Islam Gadhafi from getting to a country that would offer him asylum.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Suddenly, The 'Ladies Love Libyan Rebels'

A rebel fighter near Bani Walid, Libya, on Sept. 13, 2011.

October 27, 2011 Young Libyan men who less than a year ago were "hopeless layabouts" are now "marriageable heroes" because they took up arms against the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, according to Foreign Policy magazine.

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

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Was Libya A 'Recipe For Success,' As Obama Says?

President Obama gestures during his appearance Tuesday (Oct. 25, 2011) on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

October 26, 2011 The president made the case on The Tonight Show that the U.S. led from the front, protected Libyan civilians and helped topple the Gadhafi regime without the loss of a single American soldier and at relatively little cost.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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Libyans Bury Gadhafi And Son In Secret Location

Former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

October 25, 2011 Libya's interim leaders don't want the site to become a shrine or to be defaced by those who hate the former dictator. He was captured and killed last Thursday.

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Monday, October 24, 2011

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Gadhafi's Death To Be Investigated, Transitional Leader Says

Moammar Gadhafi's body has been kept in a commercial freezer at a shopping center in Misrata, Libya.

October 24, 2011 Questions have been raised about the official line that he died in crossfire. Videos and other evidence seem to indicate he was executed.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

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Top Stories: Questions In Libya; Rangers Win; Jobs Bill Blocked

October 21, 2011 One day after Moammar Gadhafi's death, Libya is celebrating. But questions persist over exactly how he died — and how to bury him. And the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals are tied in the World Series, 1-1.

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Gadhafi's Funeral Delayed; Questions Persist

In Sirte, fighters loyal to the new government celebrate after the town's defenses finally fell, and former leader Moammar Gadhafi was killed.

October 21, 2011 The funeral for former Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi was to have taken place Friday, in keeping with Islamic traditionthat bodies be buried as soon as possible. But a host of concerns have caused the body to be placed in temporary storage instead

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Gadhafi Was Killed In Crossfire, Interim Prime Minister Says

October 20, 2011 "Nobody can tell if the [fatal] shot was from the rebel fighters or from his own security guard," Interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril told All Things Considered host Robert Siegel.

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Obama: Libya's 'Dark Shadow Of Tyranny Has Been Lifted'

October 20, 2011 A year ago, said the president, few would have thought there would be a "free Libya" anytime soon. But now, he added, Libyans have the chance to achieve "full democracy."

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October 20th: What's On Today's Show

A Libyan youth holds a National Transitional Council (NTC) flag during celebrations in the streets of Tripoli following news of Moammar Gadhafi's capture on October 20, 2011.

October 20, 2011 In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, Moammar Gadhafi's death and the future of Libya, and Kenyan troops in Somalia. In the second hour, cities filing for bankruptcy, and evangelicals and intellectualism.

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