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Monday, March 7, 2011

U.N., EU teams race to Libya amid fighting

TRIPOLI, Libya, March 7 (UPI) -- Government-backed forces struck the rebel-controlled town of Ras Lanuf in eastern Libya Monday and claimed victory in the fight for Bin Jawad, witnesses said. Planes flew over the Ras Lanuf area and opposition fighters fired anti-aircraft guns at them, CNN reported.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Gadhafi regime claims three cities retaken

TRIPOLI, Libya, March 6 (UPI) -- Moammar Gadhafi's forces claimed to have retaken key cities Sunday as warfare raged on several fronts in Libya. A large rally in Tripoli celebrated the regime's claimed capture of Misurata, east of the capital, and Zawiyah, to the west, CNN reported. But rebels in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Poll: Gov't workers get better pensions

NEPTUNE, N.J., March 4 (UPI) -- Most U.S. voters say they believe those who work for the government get better retirement benefits than those in the private sector, a survey shows. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey released Friday found 71 percent of likely voters in the United States... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Egypt's Prime Minister Shafiq resigns

CAIRO, March 3 (UPI) -- Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it accepted Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq's resignation and tasked a former minister to form a new cabinet. The ruling council's decision to accept Shafiq's resignation came a day before another planned million-man protest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Gadhafi's forces strike back in the east

TRIPOLI, Libya, March 2 (UPI) -- In their first foray into rebel-held eastern Libya, Moammar Gadhafi's forces claimed to recapture a major oil facility Wednesday. Hundreds of untrained young men and ill-equipped soldiers supporting the revolt rushed out of Benghazi to repel the counterattack on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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