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NEW PLATEAUS Awe Candy
Sometimes we come across sights that get us to stop and appreciate what we are looking at. We call these eye candy. Then there are views that stop our movement, yet take us someplace new. Alan Taylor...
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THE FLENSBURGER FILES Thanks for telling us how to drive, (....)!
It is a site that none of us wanted to see after 2008, the year of the economic collapse. At about this time last year, we were dealing with $4 a gallon gas in a time span between Easter and Labor Day...
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Semi-autonomous region declared in oil-rich eastern Libya 
The thousands of representatives of major tribal leaders, militia commanders and politicians who made the declaration at a conference in Benghazi said the move is not intended to divide the country and that they want their state to be part of a united Libya. But some opponents fear division will occur, calling the move "a blatant call for fragmentation."
By Rami al-Shaheibi , March 06, 2012
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UPDATE: 157 bodies found in mass grave in Libyan town
Libyan government officials said Sunday they have unearthed a mass grave with 157 bodies of rebel fighters and civilians in an eastern town that was a major battleground during the country's 2011 civil war.
By Rami Al-Shaheibi , March 04, 2012
Libya celebrates first anniversary of uprising
Libyans have celebrated on the first anniversary of their uprising against Muammar Gaddafi, with the interim leader, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, pledging to act firmly against further instability. The former fighters, who toppled Gaddafi last year with NATO backing, set up fresh checkpoints in the capital, Tripoli, on Thursday, as well as in Benghazi, the eastern birthplace of the uprising, and the western port city of Misrata.
By Al Jazeera/ MCT , February 18, 2012
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Libya asks Niger to hand over Gadhafi's son
Libya demanded Niger hand over one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons who is under house arrest in the neighboring African nation after he warned in a television interview that his homeland was facing a new uprising.
By Rami Al-Shaheibi , February 11, 2012
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LIBYA: Gadhafi loyalists seize mountain city of Bani Walid
Moammar Gadhafi loyalists seized control of a Libyan mountain city in the most serious challenge to the central government since the strongman's fall, underlining the increasing weakness of Libya's Western-backed rulers as they try to unify the country under their authority.
By Maggie Michael and Rami al-Shaheibi , January 24, 2012
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Libya celebrates 60th anniversary of independence for first time since Gadhafi's reign began
For the first time in more than four decades, Libyans on Saturday celebrated the 60th anniversary of the country's independence from Italy and France. Under Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule, the celebration was scrapped and instead, only the 1969 date of his coup was marked.
By Rami Al-Shaheibi , December 24, 2011
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Pentagon chief Panetta makes historic visit to Libya
Pentagon chief Leon Panetta made history today as the first American defense secretary to set foot on Libyan soil and said he hoped the post-Moammar Gadhafi government could assemble the country's militias into "one Libya." Panetta has indicated that the U.S. will give the Libyans some time to gain control of the militias that overthrew Gadhafi during an eight-month civil war before determining how to help the fledgling government.
By Lolita Baldor , December 17, 2011
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International court prosecutor wants fair trial for Gadhafi's son
The International Criminal Court's prosecutor held talks today with Libyan authorities on ensuring a fair trial for Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam, who is being held by revolutionary fighters.
By Rami al-Shaheibi , November 22, 2011
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UPDATE: Gadhafi's son seized in southern Libya
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of article. Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, considered Moammar Gadhafi's heir apparent, long drew Western favor by touting himself as a liberalizing reformer but then staunchly backed his father in his brutal crackdown on rebels in the regime's final days.
By Rami Al-Shaheibi and Ryan Lucas , November 19, 2011
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Cain campaign defends his Libya stumble in videotaped interview
VIDEO: Bottom of articleRepublican presidential candidate Herman Cain is trying to explain his Rick Perry moment in a videtotaped interview, just as the Georgia businessman tries to make his upstart campaign less controversial and more conventional.
By Associated Press , November 15, 2011
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Libya names new prime minister
Abdel-Rahim al-Keeb was chosen today by 51 members of the National Transitional Council and will appoint a new Cabinet in coming days. The new government is to run Libya in the coming months and to pave the way for general elections.
By Karin Laub and Slobodan Lekic , October 31, 2011
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NATO chief hails end of Libya mission
VIDEO: Bottom of articleNATO's top official today praised the alliance's 7-month sea and air campaign in Libya — a key in ousting longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi — saying the mission's end today marks the close of a "successful chapter in NATO's history."
By Karin Laub and Slobodan Lekic , October 31, 2011
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Libyans want back property confiscated by Gadhafi
Abdullah Ahmed Belal had all but given up on the sprawling seaside villa his family lost to squatters decades ago because of a provision in Moammar Gadhafi's Green Book saying anybody who lives in the house should own it. Belal, a 48-year-old naval officer, is one of many Libyans who want their properties back now that the hated dictator is gone.
By Kim Gamel , October 28, 2011
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Gadhafi buried in secret site in Libyan desert
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of articleThe burial closed the book on Moammar Gadhafi's nearly 42-year rule and the 8-month civil war to oust him, but did not silence international calls for an investigation into whether the widely despised tyrant was executed by his captors.
By Karin Laub and Rami al-Shaheibi , October 25, 2011
Insider: Stressed Gadhafi, on the run, shifted between rage, dispair in final weeks
Moammar Gadhafi, his son Muatassim and an entourage of two dozen die-hard loyalists were largely cut off from the world while on the run, living in abandoned homes without TV, phones or electricity, using candles for light, said Mansour Dao, a member of the Gadhafi clan and former chief bodyguard.
By Karin Laub and Rami al-Shaheibi , October 25, 2011
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