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Published: 02/23/11

Aisha Gadhafi: 5 Facts on Moammar Gadhafi's Only Daughter

By  Steven Hoffer - AOL News
Aisha Gadhafi: 5 Facts on Moammar Gadhafi's Only Daughter

Not so fast. Reports surfaced today that Malta officials denied landing permission to an aircraft that was supposedly transporting Aisha Gadhafi, the daughter of Libya's Col. Moammar Gadhafi. After circling for 20 minutes without the go-ahead to land, the pilots eventually decided to return home. The Libyan government later declined to confirm that Aisha Gadhafi was aboard the aircraft, Al-Jazeera reported. Gadhafi's presence on the airplane may still be the stuff of rumor, but Surge Desk has five facts to help you get to know the dictator's daughter. 1. She joined Saddam Hussein's legal ...

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Published: 09/23/09

Qaddafi Praises Obama, Raises Conspiracy Theories in 90-Minute U.N. Rant

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
Qaddafi Praises Obama, Raises Conspiracy Theories in 90-Minute U.N. Rant

In a rambling address to the United Nations General Assembly, where President Obama spoke earlier in the day, Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi urged world leaders to adopt Obama as "our son," but lashed out against the U.N. Security Council and the organization in general. In the midst of lambasting the United States and Europe, Qaddafi said he would be "content and happy if Obama can stay forever as the president of America." Qaddafi's 90-minute speech -- during which he occasionally referenced scrawled notes and once grabbed an audio device to check the accuracy of his translation -- went ...

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Published: 09/23/09

Obama to U.N.: Don't Expect America to Fix It All

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
Obama to U.N.: Don't Expect America to Fix It All

President Obama delivered a stern message in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, urging the rest of the world to join the United States in "a new era of engagement based on mutual interest and mutual respect." He emphasized the "magnitude" of the world's problems, and reminded foreign leaders of their responsibility to participate in the solutions. "Make no mistake: This cannot solely be America's endeavor," Obama said. "Those who used to chastise America for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for America to solve the world's problems ...

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Published: 02/3/09

War On Terror Is Won: Gadhafi Elected Head of African Union

By  Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics Daily
War On Terror Is Won: Gadhafi Elected Head of African Union

If you only read one news story about Africa yesterday, it was probably the one about Barack Obama's half-brother getting arrested for pot possession-- only to be let go with an apology. (The police mistook him for Michael Phelps.)But perhaps you missed the equally important news that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was chosen to lead the African Union.Fortunately for you, the media was all over this one. They reported on the story with headlines such as "Dismay as Gadhafi Chosen to Lead African Union" and "Gaddafi 'Aims to Hijack' African Union Organisation."Well we've got a message for the ...

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