U.S. Wants To Ratchet Up Financial Pressure On Libya
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in Germany discussing ways to put more financial pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. When Ghadafi began attacking Libyan citizens last month, the U.S. and other nations froze his family's assets.
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ARI SHAPIRO, Host:
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SHAPIRO: Sanctions are also in effect and the Wall Street Journal reports, today, that oil companies and Wall Street banks have stopped trading crude oil with Libya.
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