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Obama Says With Moammar Gadhafi Dead Libya Can Determine Its Own Destiny [VIDEOS]

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U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday said now that Moammar Gadhafi is dead, Libya has an opportunity to determine its own destiny. The Libyan government announced Gadhafi's death on Thursday after the ousted dictator was killed in what the interim Prime Minister said was crossfire between transitional government troops and those loyal to Gadhafi.
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Republicans vying to take on Obama in 2012

Republican presidential hopefuls meet at Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday for the eighth debate in their race for their party's nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012.
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General Strike Begins to Shut Down Greece

Greek unions began a 48-hour general strike Wednesday, the biggest protest in years, as Parliament prepared to vote on sweeping new austerity measures designed to stave off a default that could trigger a crisis in the wider Eurozone.
GOP presidential candidates (L-R) Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Michele Bachmann during the CNN Debate, moderated by Anderson Cooper.

Romney and Perry Get Testy; Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan Roasted

Republican rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Perry were involved in a verbal spat on Tuesday, at a CNN-sponsored Presidential debate. However, despite disagreements on immigration and healthcare, the two main challengers united to criticize fellow-candidate pizza-magnate Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to the media after the U.S. Senate passed a bill allowing a rise in the debt ceiling on Capitol Hill in Washington

Senate Democrats aim to force vote on jobs bill

President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in the Senate proposed a bill on Monday to enact into law a portion of his popular $447 billion jobs program that Republicans blocked last week.
Members of the SWAT police force ride motorbikes past a policeman standing guard in Beijing

China watches nervously as Taiwan election nears

China is steeling itself for another presidential election in rambunctiously democratic Taiwan, hoping a victory for the ruling Nationalists enables even better ties but also girding for an opposition win that may inflame tensions.
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Nigeria new car imports up 40 pct ytd: dealers

Nigeria's new car imports jumped 40 percent in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period last year, although sales were expected to slow given rising interest rates and local currency weaknesses, import dealers said on Monday.
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OWS, Meet Dylan Ratigan: Get Money Out of Politics

MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan has started his own movement for a fairer and more democratic political process, Get Money Out, inspired by Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street frustrations, after delivering an inflamed monologue on MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Show.

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