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Link: Libya: Was It Better Under Gaddafi?
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Not even revolution can wave a magic wand and make all a country’s problems disappear. Libya’s transitional government is struggling to collect guns and secure the streets.
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30 Amazing Photographs And The Stories Behind Them
Culture Buzz Moving, tragic, awe-inspiring photos and the tales of how they came to be. Reuters released a year-end round up of their best photographs and had the photographers provide a sort of director's commentary. Compelling stuff.
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Fast Food Ad Featuring Frolicking Dictators
Culture Buzz Tasteless? Yes. Funny? Also yes. This is for worldwide chicken chain Nando's.
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Jon Stewart ♥ Herman Cain
Politics Buzz Herman Cain's Libya brain fart provides another hit of gaffe-crack for The Daily Show.
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What Actually Goes On Inside Herman Cain's Head
Politics Buzz You might be surprised by the stuff that is occupying Herman Cain's mind instead of a solid grasp of U.S. foreign policy.
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Watch Herman Cain’s Campaign Fall Apart Before Your Eyes
Politics Buzz Sexual harassment charges haven't been able to bring him down, but this might. When asked if he supports how President Obama handled the situation in Libya, Herman Cain can't remember exactly how that all went down. The best quote: ”I’ve got all this stuff twiriling around in my head.” (via mediaite.com)
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Al Qaeda’s Flag Spotted Atop Libyan Courthouse
Politics Buzz VICE reporter Sherif Elhelwa snapped some pics of the Al Qaeda flag flying atop the Benghazi courthouse where the Libyan revolution started. Elhelwa was later told by a guard, “Whomever speaks ill of this flag, we will cut off his tongue.”
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President Obama On “The Tonight Show”
Politics Buzz The President sat down with Jay Leno for a wide-ranging interview that ran the gamut from Osama bin Laden to Occupy Wall Street to Halloween to waffles. Leno isn't exactly Edward R. Murrow, but it's an informative chat nonetheless.
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Gaddafi's Body On Display In A Morgue
Culture Buzz Graphic photos of the slain dictator in a Misrata morgue. Not for the squeamish.
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Video Of The Moment Gaddafi Was Caught
Culture Buzz Cell phone footage of the moment Libyan revolutionaries found a bloodied Muammar Gaddafi cowering in a drainage pipe. According to The Global Post, the rebels are screaming “Don't kill him! We need him alive!” Officials with LIbya's National Transitional Council claim the dictator later died of wounds sustained in a gun battle.
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Meanwhile, On Fox News
Culture Buzz Here are screen shots of MSNBC, CNN and Fox from roughly the same time this afternoon. If an Obama foreign policy success falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it help his reelection chances?
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Gaddafi's Golden Gun
Culture Buzz A photo of the young rebel who allegedly killed Muammar Gaddafi brandishing what was once the former dictator's golden gun. Once this is confirmed, this photo becomes confirmed epic.
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Image: Muammar Gaddafi’s Death Photos And Video (NSFW)
Eight months after Libyan rebels began their uprising, it is being reported that Muammar Gaddafi died of gunshot wounds. Below are photos and video of his supposed body, though this does not confirm his capture. View with caution.
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Sharia Law Is Coming To Libya
Politics Buzz Is it Sharia or Shariah? Shari'ah? Whatever, just wait until the Republican candidates hear about this. (via english.aljazeera.net)
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Mass Grave Of Gaddafi Opponents Found In Libya
Culture Buzz The charred remains of 53 people, more than likely rebels and rebel sympathizers, were found in a warehouse outside of Tripoli today. Yet another reason Gaddafi must be found and brought to justice. WARNING: Disturbing images.
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Video: Libyan Rebel Rocks Gaddafi’s Golden Hat Like A Boss
This guy is easily the coolest revolutionary I've seen in a long while. (via rentadrone.org)
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26 Striking Drawings Of Muammar Gaddafi
Politics Buzz When a polarizing political figure as monumental as (former) Libyan President Muammar Muhammad Gaddafi comes along, a seemingly endless stream of artistic interpretations follows. Whether satirical, political, humiliating, immortalizing, or tragic, there hasn't been one defined way to portray Gaddafi in drawings.
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Video: Gaddafi Gets The Taiwanese CGI Treatment
Tripoli has fallen, and that can mean only one thing. It's time for the Taiwanese animation news network to give us a rundown on the fall of Gaddafi's dictatorship. (via b3ta.com)
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Image: The Cost Of Regime Change
How many U.S. soldiers have been killed in the NATO-led military intervention in Libya? Looks like Dubya loses this one too.
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Libyan Rebels Thank Obama With A Big Sign
Politics Buzz Looks like Obama's found a group of folks who actually approve of him right now. (via thinkprogress.org)
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Google Maps Already Recognizing Libya’s New Government
Politics Buzz Google's map of Tripoli is already listing the city's Green Square by it's orignal pre-Khaddafy regime name, Martyrs' Square. (via maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com)
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Image: The Best Anti-Gaddafi Chant
Shouted by revelers in Green Square as Tripoli falls to the rebels, this is apparently a popular nickname among the Libyan people for the soon to be ousted dictator. Ya got burnt, Moammar!
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Rebels Overtake Tripoli, Gadhafi Regime Crumbles
Culture Buzz Al Jazeera is reporting that the dynasty and regime of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has fallen as rebels swiftly overtake the capitol of Tripoli, Gadhafi's last stronghold. Two of Gadhafi's sons have been captured by the freedom fighters, but the whereabouts of Gadhafi himself remain unknown. Regardless, his more than 40 years of autocratic rule in Libya appears to have come to an end. More as it develops.
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Gadhafi Government No Longer Recognized
Politics Buzz The United States along with more than 30 other nations have ceased to recognize Gadhafi as the head of Libya instead recognizing the rebel forces as the new leaders of the country. The new government plans to be a democracy as of now so this is potentially great news. To celebrate here are some pictures of “sad Gadhafi.” (via hosted.ap.org)
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Congress Won’t Authorize Military Mission In Libya, But Won’t Cut Off Funding
Politics Buzz The Republican-controlled House of Representatives earlier today defeated a symbolic measure to give President Obama authority to continue the U.S. intervention in Libya, but in a later vote refused to actually defund the intervention. The first vote was a rebuke of President Obama and his use of executive power, the second vote showed divisions within the Republican party when it comes to politicizing military matters.
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Video: DIY Rebellion In Libya
See how crafty rebels are using DIY to help their revolution put an end to Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year rule in Libya.
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Epic Libyan Women
Culture Buzz Here are some pictures of the baddest bitches in all of Libya. (via epiclibyanman.tumblr.com)
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Russia Abandons Gadhafi, Says He Must Leave Libya
Culture Buzz Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Moammar Gadhafi to step down, an ominous rebuke from one of the Libyan strongman's longtime allies. Ouch.
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President Obama’s Middle East Speech
Culture Buzz President Obama delivered a major foreign policy speech on the role of the United States in the Middle East, reasserting American support of the popular uprisings throughout the region and attempting to restart Israeli/Palestinian peace talks. Obama offered tangible aid to protesters participating in the Arab Spring, demanded Syria's president allow reform or step aside, and called for the formation of a Palestinian state.
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