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• Rep. Bachmann says she wouldn't have gone into Libya
  Tea party-backed Rep. Michele Bachmann, D-Minn., says President Barack Obama has failed to demonstrate a vital U.S. national security interest for going into Libya.March 30, 2011
• Rebels retreat from Libya oil port under attack
  Moammar Gadhafi's ground forces recaptured a strategic oil town Wednesday as they made new inroads in beating back a rebel advance toward the capital Tripoli.March 30, 2011
• Pentagon: Libya mission has cost US $550M so far
  The military intervention in Libya has cost the Pentagon an extra $550 million so far, mostly for bombs and missiles, officials said Tuesday.March 29, 2011
• Libyan rebels retreating after Gadhafi onslaught
  Libyan government tanks and rockets have driven back rebels who attempted an assault on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte. Opposition fighters fleeing in a panicked scramble pleaded for international airstrikes that never came.March 29, 2011
• The case against Libya
  President Obama's speech to the nation last night defined America's role in Libya. But how will NATO's plan impact the six-week long uprising against Moammar Gaddafi?Midmorning, March 29, 2011
• Libyan rebels close on key Gadhafi stronghold
  Rebel forces on Monday fought their way to the doorstep of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold guarding the road to the capital Tripoli.March 28, 2011
• Obama to define Libya mission in Monday's speech
  The operation started nine days ago. Since then, Obama has faced criticism from Republicans -- and some Democrats -- for not having stated firm goals, and for not getting congressional approval first.March 28, 2011
• Gov't must account for military spending in Franken bill
  As American forces continue to take part in bombing in Libya, Democratic Sen. Al Franken plans to introduce a bill in the U.S. Senate next week to assure that military operations don't add to the national debt.March 25, 2011
• NATO deal on Libya doesn't mean quick exit for US
  NATO's limited role in command of the no-fly zone over Libya doesn't allow the U.S. to make a quick exit from the costly military operation as the Obama administration had wanted.March 25, 2011
• Rep. Ellison: Congress should be involved in defining US role in Libya
  Republicans in the U.S. House are demanding President Barack Obama quickly spell out precise goals in Libya.March 24, 2011
• NATO to take lead of military operations in Libya
  As America's NATO allies shoulder a greater share of the air war in Libya, the Arab countries that urged the U.N. Security Council to impose a no-fly zone are missing from the action.March 24, 2011
• Social media and Middle East unrest
  Social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook have played critical roles in the Middle East uprisings. How are journalists using social media sites as reporting tools, and how have they shaped the revolutions in the Middle East?Midmorning, March 24, 2011
• Libyan forces intensify shelling of rebels in east
  Moammar Gadhafi's forces intensified the shelling of rebel positions outside a strategic eastern city Wednesday as they fought to prevent the opposition from taking advantage of the 5-day-old international air campaign to regroup in the east.March 23, 2011
• US jet crashes in Libya; fighting rages in cities
  Moammar Gadhafi's forces shelled rebels regrouping outside a strategic eastern city on Tuesday and his snipers and tanks controlled the streets of the last opposition-held city in the west, signaling a prolonged battle ahead. An American fighter jet crashed over North African country, both crew ejecting safely.March 22, 2011
• Buoyed by strikes, Libya rebels try to advance
  Libya's rebels scrambled to try to exploit international strikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces and go on the offensive, as some of the opposition's ragtag citizen-fighters charged ahead to fight troops besieging a rebel city Monday.March 21, 2011

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