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French embassy in Tripoli hit by car bomb
Residents living near the embassy compound, in the capital's Hay Andalus area, said they heard two blasts early in the morning around 7:00 a.m. "We think it was a booby trapped car," a French embassy official told Reuters. "There was a lot of damage and...
Tags: Tripoli (Libya), Explosions, Benghazi, Emergency Incidents
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Martinsville woman shows her support for rebels fighting in Libya
ReporterA Martinsville woman is closely watching the fighting in Libya. Suzi Elarabi grew up in the country and her son died as a rebel fighter in March. "Some of the Americans think that it's a civil war," says Elarabi, who came to the U.S. four years ago,...Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Muammar Gaddafi
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Henry County woman reacts to Qadaffi's death, says justice has been served
ReporterA Martinsville woman whose son was killed in Libya says justice has been served. Suzi Elarabi reacted Thursday afternoon to the capture and death of Muammar Qadaffi. The Libyan and American flags were displayed outside Elarabi's Henry County home. Inside...Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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VMI cadets get lessons from Middle East experts
Cadets at Virginia Military Institute are getting a timely lesson on conflict in the Middle East.
Experts on the subject convene on Post in Lexington this week even as a coalition of nations stepped up bombing Libya.
Cadet Colin Miller, a senior who...Tags: Politics, Elections, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Lexington (Lexington, Virginia)
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Analysis: War in Libya trumps peace in Latin America, despite Obama's determined effort
AP White House CorrespondentSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In the heart of his mission to Latin America, President Barack Obama tried to get the world to see what he saw. "Latin America is at peace," he said in Chile. The world, however, has been busy. His speech was not...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Elections, El Salvador
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US military operation in Libya costs hundreds of millions and price tag could rise
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Stretched thin by two wars, the U.S. military is spending upward of $1 billion in an international assault to destroy Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's air defenses and save rebels from likely defeat, according to analysts and a...Tags: Bob Corker, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Military, Budgets and Budgeting
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Protesters in the Middle East use images drawn by a former VT student
ReporterProtesters on the streets of Libya are holding up anti-Gadhafi posters with a drawing of the dictator that was done right here in our area. How the image became so popular with protesters remains a mystery, but the cartoon depiction of the Libyan leader...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Egyptian Revolution (2011-12), Demonstration, Muammar Gaddafi
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Gas prices on the rise, again
ReporterThe unrest in the Middle East is pushing the price of oil up. For the first time since October of 2008, the price of crude oil hit $100 a barrel, Wednesday. That impact is already being felt at the gas pump. The local average is $3.08 a gallon,...Tags: Minor League Baseball, AAA, Petroleum Industry, Automotive Equipment, Career and Workplace
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Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi
ReutersBENGHAZI, May 18 (Reuters) - Armed groups attacked military posts in Libya's second city Benghazi with bombs and a rocket-propelled grenade, an army commander said on Saturday. Nearly two years after the uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year...Tags: Military Equipment, Explosions, Benghazi, Emergency Incidents
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Rebellions, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Petroleum Industry
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Obama's White House Creates Credibility Crisis
The Hartford CourantLet the facts speak for themselves. They are damning enough. Let Gregory Hicks, the honorable, apolitical second-in-command that night in Libya, movingly and grippingly demolish the president's Benghazi mantra that "every piece of information that we got,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections, Police Investigations, Benghazi, Internal Revenue Service
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Egyptian police close Gaza border in protest, demanding release of kidnapped colleagues
Associated PressCAIRO (AP) — Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kidnapping, Punishment, Egypt, Wars and Interventions
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