Spotlight: Unrest in Libya / Gadhafi Pushes Rebels Back -- Clinton Holding Talks with Opposition Today

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BENGHAZI, Libya - Moammar Gadhafi's forces swept rebels from a key oil town Sunday with waves of strikes from warships, tanks and warplanes, closing on the opposition-held eastern half of Libya as insurgents pleaded for a U.N.-imposed no-fly zone.

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton flew to Paris to meet with rebel leaders today as world powers consider trying to ground Gadhafi's air force.

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Spotlight: Unrest in Libya / Gadhafi Pushes Rebels Back -- Clinton Holding Talks with Opposition Today

Fighting in Brega

Latest debacle: Gadhafi's troops have been emboldened by a string of victories in the struggle for Libya's main coastal highway, b...

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