Tag: libya
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June 17, 2007 02:15 PM EDT --
In 1974, Arabs were still noble, the oil embargo against America had just lifted and Ali and I were young. Ali Gabriel el Kubti . . . more
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November 28, 2007 11:56 AM EST --
During the late 1970s I lived with my wife, Jeanne, and three kids in Marsa-el-Brega, Libya, about halfway between Tripoli and Benghasi. It was a large fenced enclave, about five miles across, . . . more
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May 15, 2006 04:10 PM EDT --
This is a bit depressing.
When Libya first renounced its weapons of mass destruction programs in the wake of the invasion of Iraq I heralded it as a victory for President Bush's foreign policy. When . . . more
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October 30, 2007 12:25 PM EDT --
Marsa-el-Brega was a small compound in the Libyan desert at the southern-most reach of the Gulf of Sirte. It was the terminal for Exxon's crude oil production and the location of one of . . . more
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June 28, 2008 09:28 PM EDT --
My friend Steve Trimmer wrote a poem I wish to share here at Gather (and I am hoping he will soon join us here!) He kindly gave his permission to share this. Hope you enjoy it!
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March 07, 2006 05:48 PM EST --
During the late 1970s I lived with my wife, Jeanne, and three kids in Marsa-el-Brega, Libya, about halfway between Tripoli and Benghasi. In those days, it sat in a large . . . more
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June 13, 2008 05:18 PM EDT --
Written by Savo Heleta
Published in Blogcritics Magazine on June 13, 2008
For decades, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's Libya was regarded in the West as a pariah state and one of . . . more
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July 21, 2008 08:42 AM EDT --
SAN JOSE, California. Joan Wilbur is a long-time customer service specialist at Adobe Systems who thought she had seen, or heard it all. "I had a woman call and ask if I could erase her . . . more
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September 15, 2006 06:28 AM EDT --
Hisham Matar was born in New York but grew up in Tripoli and Cairo. He has lived in London since 1986, where he went to boarding school and then trained as an architect. His father was kidnapped by Libya's . . . more
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May 16, 2006 06:48 AM EDT --
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced yesterday that the U.S. is restoring diplomatic relations with Libya, which had been severed since 1972 (U.S. Restores Diplomatic Ties to Libya) The entire . . . more
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December 02, 2007 08:34 PM EST --
Recent events suggest the possibility that the moderate thinking of Defense Secretary Robert Gates may be having more influence on our foreign policy, right now, than the well-known, aggressive desires . . . more
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December 06, 2005 02:29 PM EST --
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Oil giant Exxon Mobil is returning to Libya after an absence of almost 25 years. The company has signed an oil exploration deal with Col. Quadaffi's regime. From London, . . . more
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March 11, 2003 12:00 AM EST --
* Today: Dow creeps down 44.12 (.58%); NASDAQ slips 6.90 (.54%); S&P 500 woopsies 6.75 (.84%)
* Libya accepts civil responsibility for bombing U.S. jetliner over Lockerbie
* Frosting . . . more
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April 16, 1999 12:00 AM EDT --
It's Friday, April 16th.
President Clinton is expected to activate about 33,000 military reservists, a pool the Pentagon will draw up to bolster the NATO military action in Yugoslavia. This word comes . . . more
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September 12, 2003 12:00 AM EDT --
Newscast
* Today: Dow up 11.79 (+0.12%); NASDAQ up 8.94 (+0.48%); S&P 500 up 2.21 (+0.22%)
* UN Security Council lifts sanctions against Libya -- but the U.S. sanctions remain due to worries . . . more
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February 10, 2004 12:00 AM EST --
Marketplace: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
A look at today's markets (closing numbers)
DOW 34.82 (0.33%) ; NASDAQ 14.76 (0.72%); S&P 500 5.73 (0.50%)
# Newscast So much for that springtime road . . . more
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September 20, 2004 12:00 AM EDT --
# Newscast To appreciate this story you have to understand that laws to reform campaign finance weren't given the Supreme Court's OK until December of last year. And at the time, the feeling was "phew", . . . more
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August 17, 2006 01:29 PM EDT --
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Listen to this story
Pan Am is getting $30 million from the Libyan government for the 1988 bombing of its Flight 103. The money will go to creditors of the now-defunct airline . . . more
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August 25, 2003 12:00 AM EDT --
Newscast
* Today: Dow is down a smidge 31.23 (-0.33%); NASDAQ breaks about even, but down 1.01 (-0.06%); S&P 500 ends in positive territory 0.65 (+0.07%)
* The Bombay bombings were carefully . . . more
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December 22, 2003 12:00 AM EST --
Marketplace: Monday, December 22, 2003
A look at today's markets (closing numbers)
DOW 59.78 (0.58%) ; NASDAQ 4.78 (0.25%); S&P 500 4.28 (0.39%)
# Newscast An Orange Alert Christmas? Looks like . . . more
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