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Statement: Gadhafi OKs plan to end fighting; AU meets with opposition - CNN.com - 1 views

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BBC News - Timeline: Libya - 2 views

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1969 - King Idris deposed in military coup led by Col Muammar Gaddafi, who pursues a pan-Arab agenda by attempting to form mergers with several Arab countries, and introduces state socialism by nationalising most economic activity, including the oil industry.
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1971 - National referendum approves proposed Federation of Arab Republics (FAR) comprising Libya, Egypt and Syria. However, the FAR never takes off.
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1972 - Libya and Egypt agree on a merger, but this fails to materialise.
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1973 - Col Gaddafi declares a "cultural revolution", which includes the formation of "people's committees" in schools, hospitals, universities, workplaces and administrative districts; Libyan forces occupy Aozou Strip in northern Chad.
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1974 - Libya and Tunisia agree on a union state - the "Islamic Arab Republic"
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1977 - Col Gaddafi declares a "people's revolution", changing the country's official name from the Libyan Arab Republic to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriyah and setting up "revolutionary committees" - heralding the start of institutionalised chaos, economic decline and general arbitrariness.
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Protest - 2 views

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Air strikes continue - 1 views

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Ashley H on 24 Mar 11

This article is on what the government and the Libyan people have done to keep Gadaffi from leaving so the military had no chose but to bomb the airports and other things so that he would not leave.The article also talks about how Obama is facing more problems in the white house with some congress people b/c they want to know how much money this "war" is costing the U.S.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article is on what the government and the Libyan people have done to keep Gadaffi from leaving so the military had no chose but to bomb the airports and other things so that he would not leave.The article also talks about how Obama is facing more problems in the white house with some congress people b/c they want to know how much money this "war" is costing the U.S.</div>

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Mr. Rogness on 24 Mar 11

So there's some controversy in the US? Maybe that should be one of your group's subtopics - covering the controversy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">So there's some controversy in the US? Maybe that should be one of your group's subtopics - covering the controversy.</div>

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The Associated Press: Italy recognizes rebels as speaking for Libya - 1 views

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Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said any solution to the Libyan conflict must involve the departure of Gadhafi and his family, and he met in Rome with the Libyan National Transitional Council's foreign envoy, Ali al-Essawi.
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Italy is the second European country, after France, to give diplomatic recognition to the council, which is based in rebel-held eastern Libya. Qatar has also recognized the group.
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"We have decided to recognize the council as the only political, legitimate interlocutor to represent Libya,"
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Frattini also did not rule out delivering weapons to the Libyan rebels.
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The envoy, Abdul-Ati al-Obeidi, a former Libyan prime minister, told Greece's prime minister that Gadhafi was seeking a way out of the crisis.
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"Any solution for the future of Libya has a precondition: that Gadhafi's regime leaves ... that Gadhafi himself and the family leave the country,"
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replacing Gadhafi with one of his sons — was not an option, saying "they are leaders of the military operations against Libyans."
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Gadhafi, who took power in a 1969 coup, has a legacy of brutality and involvement in terrorism but was able to prolong his rule and even emerge from pariah status over the past decade with the help of Libya's immense oil wealth.
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Italy is the third country, after France and Qatar, to give diplomatic recognition to the rebel council,
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U.S. lawmakers have cautioned that the allies need to know more about them before providing them with any weapons to fight Gadhafi's forces.
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Al-Essawi said one possible idea — replacing Gadhafi with one of his sons — was unacceptable.
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Iman Bughaigis also said the rebels would not accept any solution that included Gadhafi or his sons.
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"This war has shown everyone and the world that Gadhafi's sons are no different from him," Bughaigis said. "They are two sides of the same coin. Gadhafi has been waging a war on our people with the help of his sons' militias and mercenaries, so we see no difference between them. There is no way to negotiate with this regime."
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he New York Times reported Monday that two of Gadhafi's sons are proposing a solution in which one of them, Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, would take over from his father and steer the country toward a constitutional democracy.
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France denies plane shot down in Libya | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online - 0 views

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PARIS, (Xinhua) - French military sources denied previous report that one of its planes carrying out operations in Libya was shot down on Saturday.
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French air force took the lead Saturday to launch air strikes against Libyan government troops, destroying tanks and armored vehicles in Benghazi, the last strong-hold of rebels.
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20 French warplanes involved in the operation
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We deny (that), all the planes that went out today have returned
- Mr. Rogness on 24 Mar 11
  
  So to what extent are the French involved or responsible for the military action in Libya? What's their issue with NATO?
  
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