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    October 20, 2011

Reports of Gadhafi's Death Met with Relief

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   Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture as they ride in a vehicle, trailed by an
   image of Muammar Gaddafi, after the fall of Sirte in the town October
   20, 2011
   Photo: REUTERS
   Anti-Gaddafi fighters gesture as they ride in a vehicle, trailed by an
   image of Muammar Gaddafi, after the fall of Sirte in the town October
   20, 2011

   World leaders are congratulating the Libyan people on the start of a
   new era following the announced death Wednesday of former Libyan
   leader, Colonel Moammar Gadhafi.
   U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, traveling in Afghanistan, told
   Fox News that confirmation of Gadhadi's death would be a "sigh of
   relief." She separately told CBS News that while significant, Gadhafi's
   death would not likely bring an end to the fighting in Libya.

   U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a news conference
   in Kabul October 20, 2011

REUTERS

   U.S. Senator and former Republican party presidential candidate John
   McCain issued a statement Thursday, saying Gadhafi's death "marks an
   end to the first phase of the Libyan revolution." He called on the
   U.S., its European allies and Arab partners to strengthen their support
   for the Libyan people.
   European Union President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission
   President Jose Manuel Barroso issued a joint statement. They said the
   reported death of the former Libyan leader "marks the end to an era of
   despotism and repression."
   Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reacted to reports of
   Gadhafi's death by saying that now, "the war is over."

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
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