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Blast at Yemen explosives factory kills 78
By News on Mar 28, 2011
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SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- A powerful blast at a factory making explosives and weapons in southern Yemen killed at least 78 people on Monday after the facility was briefly taken over by Islamic militants and then looted by residents of the area, officials said....Obama to lay out his case on Libya to nation
By News on Mar 28, 2011
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is offering Congress and an anxious public his first detailed accounting of his rationale for U.S. military involvement in Libya and perhaps an answer to the burning question: What's next?...Libyan rebels close on key Gadhafi stronghold
By News on Mar 28, 2011
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RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) -- Libya's rebel forces closed in Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the western half of the country, after it was targeted for the first time by international air strikes....Emails: Insiders worried over political 'meddling'
By News on Mar 28, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Insiders at the Homeland Security Department warned for months that senior Obama administration appointees were improperly delaying the releases of government files on politically sensitive topics as sought by citizens, journalists and watchdog groups under the Freedom of Information Act, according to uncensored emails newly obtained by The Associated Press....
Libya air raids hit Gadhafi stronghold of Sirte
By News on Mar 27, 2011
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RAS LANOUF, Libya (AP) -- International air raids targeted Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte for the first time Sunday night as rebels made a high-speed advance toward the regime stronghold, a formidable obstacle that must be overcome for the government opponents to reach the capital Tripoli....