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Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Gadhafi Is Dead, Tripoli Rejoices

Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte in the town October 20, 2011.

October 20, 2011 The killing of the ousted Libyan leader is the climax of a months-long struggle to topple the dictator's regime. Photos and videos supposedly showing his body are beginning to surface.

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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Secretary Clinton Is In Libya To Unveil New Aid, Hail Country's Freedom

October 18, 2011 She is the highest-level U.S. official to visit Libya since the Gadhafi regime's collapse. Among the initiatives Clinton will announce: Donations of medical equipment to treat the war-wounded.

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Friday, October 07, 2011

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In Libya, Assault Seeks To Quell Loyalists In Sirte

On a morning of fierce street fighting, a wounded man is wheeled into a field hospital outside Sirte. The city was rocked by explosions, and Libyan National Transitional Council fighters were targeted by pro-Gadhafi snipers.

October 7, 2011 In Libya, revolutionary fighters staged a full assault on Sirte early Friday, trying to subdue the town that now serves as a bastion for fighters loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. The coastal city, Gadhafi's hometown, was attacked from nearly all sides Friday, with many exchanges involving tanks, mortars, and rockets.

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Friday, September 16, 2011

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Today's Top Stories: UBS Loss, Fighting In Libya, Texas Execution On Hold

September 16, 2011 Fighters renew assaults on Gadhafi strongholds. Swiss bank may have to close its investment bank operations after $2 billion loss by rogue trader.

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

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U.K. Prime Minister To Gadhafi: 'It Is Over, Give Up'

British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, and French President Nicholas Sarkozy, second right, visited with patients at the Tripoli Medical Center today (Sept. 15, 2011).

September 15, 2011 Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are in Libya today, meeting with leaders of the National Transitional Council.

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Friday, September 09, 2011

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Interpol Issues Arrest Warrants For Gadhafi And His Son

September 9, 2011 The move puts Interpol's 188 member nations, which include all of Libya's neighbors, on notice that Gadhafi is a wanted international fugitive. He's wanted by the International Criminal Court.

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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

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Bomb Attacks In India, Pakistan; Gadhafi Still On Run

September 7, 2011 The day's top stories include more violence in Pakistan, the ongoing search for ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and deadly murder sprees in Nevada and West Virginia.

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Thursday, September 01, 2011

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Reports: Gadhafi Asks Followers To Fight On

September 1, 2011 The ousted Libyan leader's whereabouts aren't known.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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In Libya: 'Biggest Fear' Is Gadhafi Disappearing, Continuing To Fight

August 30, 2011 Many Libyans "don't feel safe with him at large," NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports from Tripoli. Some of Gadhafi's family are now in Algeria. There are reports that he may be in southern Libya.

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Monday, August 29, 2011

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Reports: Gadhafi Family Members Are In Algeria

August 29, 2011 Algeria's state news agency is reporting that the government there says members of Moammar Gadhafi's family are now in that country, The Associated Press and other news outlets say. His wife is said to be among them.

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New Leader Set In Japan; Gadhafi Still On Run

August 29, 2011 Japan is about to get its sixth prime minister in five years. In Libya, opposition leaders say Moammar Gadhafi and his loyalists remain threats.

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Friday, August 26, 2011

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Libya: Opposition Pushes On; Gadhafi Still On The Run

In Tripoli on Thursday (Aug. 25, 2011), this anti-Gadhafi fighter celebrated.

August 26, 2011 Tripoli, says NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, "is not going to be falling back into the hands" of those loyal to the long-time Libyan leader.

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

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In Gadhafi's Compound: A Condoleezza Rice Photo Album

On Wednesday, opposition fighters looked through an album they found inside Moammar Gadhafi's compound in Tripoli. It includes photos of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

August 25, 2011 The Libyan leader once said "I love her very much." In his compound, opposition fighters found something of a tribute to the former secretary of state.

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'International Effort' Underway To Find Gadhafi

In Tripoli on Wednesday (Aug. 24, 2011), opposition fighters searched for Moammar Gadhafi and his relatives.

August 25, 2011 There's a $2 million bounty on the Libyan leader's head.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

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In Libya: Last Battle Of 'Bitter, Brutal Civil War'

Some Libyans used their feet — in a grave insult — to show their contempt for Moammar Gadhafi during the looting of his compound in Tripoli on Tuesday.

August 24, 2011 The dramatic scenes Tuesday of joy and looting at what was Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's main compound in Tripoli have again raised the prospect that "the war is almost over," NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports.

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