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1:35 pm
Wed September 12, 2012

Senator Blunt criticizes the President's response to Egypt, Libya attacks

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Missouri's Senators, Republican Roy Blunt (L) and Democrat Claire McCaskill.
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Republican United States Senator Roy Blunt criticized President Obama's response to the attacks on embassies in Egypt and Libya. In the Libyan attacks, four embassy employees were killed, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. Allegedly, the attacks were in response to a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

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Libya
9:43 am
Wed September 12, 2012

President Obama speaks on Libya consulate attack

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President Obama speaks about the attack on the US consulate in Libya on Sept. 12, 2012. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accompanied Obama for the statement.
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Thank you for joining us here for this earlier live event. Archive video of Obama's remarks are below.

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President Obama spoke this morning about the events in Libya that left the US Ambassador to Libya dead along with three other Americans.

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Developing: The Two-Way
10:02 am
Thu October 20, 2011

Gadhafi Is dead, Libyan leader says

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Anti-Gaddafi fighters celebrate the fall of Sirte in the town October 20, 2011.

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Men wave a Libyan flag after Friday prayer at Martyrs Square in Tripoli.
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Libyans celebrate Moammar Gadhafi's death in front of the Libyan Embassy in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday.
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Tunisians and Libyans living in Tunisia wave Libya's National Transitional Council flags in celebration.
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Officials in Libya's transitional government said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed Sirte.
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Libyan women and children wave NTC flags as they celebrate in the streets of Tripoli following news of Moammar Gadhafi's death.
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Libya NTC fighters gather outside large concrete pipes where Gadhafi was allegedly captured.
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Libyans wave their new national flag as they celebrate in the streets of Tripoli. Gadhafi's capture marks the end of his 42-year rule.
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A Libyan youth holds a NTC flag during celebrations in the streets of Tripoli.
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A vendor distributes papers with the news of Moammar Gadhafi's death in Mumbai on Friday.
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Libyan girls wave flags of the Transitional National Council as they ride through the streets of Tripoli following word of Moammar Gadhafi's death.

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Al-Jazeera English says this image, from a video clip, is of the body of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

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AFP/Getty Images says this photo was taken at the site where Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters say Moammar Gadhafi was surrounded earlier today.

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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 10:19 am

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Mark Kirk / Libya
5:05 pm
Thu September 29, 2011

Kirk: U.S. doesn't need to give Libya more aid

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Senator Mark Kirk (R-Illinois).
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Reporting from WBEZ's Kate Dries used in this report.

Illinois Senator Mark Kirk says the U.S. doesn't need to give any more aid to Libya.

Speaking to reporters Thursday from Libya, Kirk says the country has enough money to support itself - at least $100 billion seized from former leader Moammar Gadhafi.

"I had my worries that those funds were not being released on time," Kirk said. "But I was reassured by key figures -- the chairman, the prime minister, and the finance minister -- that they have adequate resources for their capacity right now.

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Libya
2:31 pm
Fri April 1, 2011

Kirk: Provide arms to Libyan rebels

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U.S. Sen. for Ill. Mark Kirk.
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Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Luke Runyon used in this report.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says Libyan rebels should be given weapons to help them quickly overthrow Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

The Illinois Republican says furnishing weapons will help end the Libyan war and limit costs for the United States and its allies. 

Kirk spoke with reporters Friday. He says the conflict in Libya needs to be finished quickly. 

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