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Libya
Foreign tech companies helped Gaddafi
by
Marc Sanchez
Aug 31, 2011
The Wall Street Journal published an article Tuesday detailing how foreign technology firms provided systems that helped the Gaddafi government spy...
U.S. refiner buys controversial Libyan rebel oil cargo
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 25, 2011
This final note today. Somebody's finally bought that tanker ship full of oil from the Libyan rebels. And guess what? It's us....
Predator drones in Libya
by
John Moe
Apr 22, 2011
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday that President Obama has approved the use of armed Predator drone aircraft for use in Libya. The...
Pirate network for Libyan rebels now up and running
by
John Moe
Apr 13, 2011
Col. Gadhafi cut off phone and internet service a month ago, and that's made things incredibly difficult for Libyan rebels. On the battlefield,...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Obama defends U.S. spending on no-fly zone, consumer spending up 0.7% in February
Mar 28, 2011
Here are today's top headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Gaddafi's gold supply, UAW meets, oil prices back up
Mar 22, 2011
Here are some of the headlines from the Marketplace Morning Report and around the web.
Germany is calling for the European Union to impose a fu...
MID-DAY UPDATE: AT&T hopes to acquire T-Mobile, Japanese concerns mount over food radiation exposure
Mar 21, 2011
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Gary Locke expected to be new U.S. Ambassador to China, Oil prices fall on OPEC discussions
Mar 8, 2011
Today President Obama is expected to nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the new U.S. Ambassador to China. He'd be the first Chinese-Ame...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Oil prices concern consumers, HBO taps job-strapped market
Mar 3, 2011
Unrest in Libya continues, and as stranded workers wait to return to their countries, Britain and France have volunteered aircraft to evacuate...
Chart: Global oil supply disruptions through history
Mar 2, 2011
Oil is up to $100 a barrel. Gas prices are well above $3 a gallon. And we're paying a premium because of our dependency on foreign oil. We should...