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Obama: Libya slipping from grasp of tyrant
By News on Aug 21, 2011
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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) -- Following a day of dramatic developments in Libya, President Barack Obama said Sunday night that the situation there has reached a "tipping point" and that control of the capital was "slipping from the grasp of a tyrant." He called on Moammar Gadhafi to accept reality and relinquish power....Tripoli falls to Libyan rebels
By News on Aug 21, 2011
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli Sunday and met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 42-year rule rapidly crumbled. The euphoric fighters celebrated with residents of the capital in Green Square, the symbolic heart of the fading regime....Obama briefed on latest developments in Libya
By News on Aug 21, 2011
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VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) -- U.S. leaders monitored the progress of Libyan rebel forces as they moved on Tripoli and pounded on the doorstep of leader Moammar Gadhafi's home base Sunday....Libyan rebels move close to center of Tripoli
By News on Aug 21, 2011
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libyan rebels have entered the capital Tripoli and are within two miles of the city center....Libyan rebels capture major base defending capital
By News on Aug 21, 2011
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libyan rebels captured a major military base that defends Moammar Gadhafi's stronghold of Tripoli as clashes and protests raged in the streets of the capital on Sunday....