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August 23, 2011

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4A Daily News – Tuesday, August 23, 2011 WORLD BRIEFING Gadhafi nowhere to be found TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi was nowhere to be found Monday as his 42-year rule teetered on the brink of collapse. Months of NATO airstrikes have left his Bab al-Aziziya com- pound in Tripoli largely demolished. Most of his security forces fled or surrendered when rebel forces rolled into the capital Sunday night and took control of most of the city. And three of his sons are under arrest. A mood of joy mixed with trepidation settled over the capital, with the rebels still fighting pockets of fierce resis- tance from regime loy- alists firing mortars and anti-aircraft guns. Rebel spokesman Mohammed Abdel-Rah- man, who was in Tripoli, said the ''dan- ger is still there'' as long as Gadhafi remains on the run. ''The real moment of victory is when Gadhafi is captured,'' Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, head of the rebel National Transi- tional Council, told a news conference in the opposition's de facto capital of Benghazi, hundreds of miles east of Tripoli. He said the rebels have no idea where Gadhafi is and whether he is even in Tripoli. An Obama administration official said the U.S. had no indication that Gadhafi had left Libya. President Barack Obama said the situa- tion in Libya reached a tipping point in recent days after a five month NATO-led bombing campaign. However, he acknowledged that the situation remained fluid and that elements of the regime remained a threat. The Obama adminis- Respecting People. Impacting Business Call us. And get back to work. 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(AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that Libyan strongman Moam- mar Gadhafi's ''rule is over'' although elements of his regime continue to resist rebels who have taken control of much of the capital. He appealed to Gad- hafi to prevent further bloodshed, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic government through ''peaceful, inclu- sive and just'' measures. In his first appearance since a weekend push by the rebels into the Libyan capital, Obama said fierce fighting rages in some areas of the capital city of Tripoli. ''But this much is clear. The Gadhafi regime is coming to an end, and the future of Libya is in the hands of its people.'' Obama made his com- ments on the grounds of a vacation property where he is staying on Martha's Vineyard off the Massa- chusetts coast. Prosecutors recommend dropping Strauss-Kahn charges NEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecu- tors asked a judge Mon- day to dismiss all crim- inal charges against Dominique Strauss- Kahn because they aren't sure beyond a THE reasonable doubt that the hotel maid who cre- ated a cross-continental sensation by accusing him of sexual assault is telling the truth. The Manhattan dis- trict attorney's office said in court papers that the accuser, Nafissatou Diallo, repeatedly gave false information to investigators and grand jurors about her life, her past and her actions fol- lowing her encounter with the French diplo- mat. ''In virtually every substantive interview with prosecutors, despite entreaties to simply be truthful, she has not been truthful on matters great and small,'' the lawyers wrote. Diallo, and her attor- ney, Kenneth Thomp- son, met briefly with representatives of the Manhattan district attorney's office to dis- cuss the decision not to proceed with the prose- cution. 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