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Is There a Case for Military Intervention in Libya?
Moammar Gadhafi appears to have staved off the rebel onslaught, at least for the moment. With Libya divided, is it time for international intervention. What are the risks for the US to lead the way? What are the risks of inaction? Also, gas prices jump 33 cents in two weeks, and a hearing on Muslim Americans and terrorism. On Reporter's Notebook, are Peter King's hearings on Muslim Americans and terrorism a defense requirement or hypocrisy?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenMoammar Gadhafi appears to have staved off the rebel onslaught, at least for the moment. With Libya divided, is it time for international intervention. What are the risks for the US to lead the way? What are the risks of inaction? Also, gas prices jump 33 cents in two weeks, and a hearing on Muslim Americans and terrorism. On Reporter's Notebook, a congressman who supported the Irish Republican Army's violent attacks in Britain will chair hearings on "the extent of the radicalization" of American Muslims. We hear about New York Republican Peter King.
Banner image: Libyan rebel fighters stand ready with anti-aircraft weapons at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Ras Lanuf on March 6, 2011. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesGas Prices Jump 33 Cents in Two Weeks
In the US gasoline market there's such a glut of supply that refiners are producing barely 80 percent of capacity. So why are prices shooting sky high? Trilby Lundberg is President of the Lundberg Survey, which checks pump prices all over the country.
Read the story8 minGadhafi, the US and the Muslim World
A weekend assault by Moammar Gadhafi's forces appears to have divided Libya in half, with a stalemate that could mean prolonged civil war. But nobody seems to know just who the rebels are, where they get their weapons or what they want beyond Gadhafi's ouster.
Read the story38 minIs Peter King a Hypocrite for Past Association with the IRA?
On Thursday, Peter King, chair of the Homeland Security Committee, will begin hearings on the "extent of the radicalization" of American Muslims. Many American Muslims are angry about the hearings, and the Obama White House tried to reassure them over the weekend.
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