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Friday, May 17, 2013  The authors of a report on the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, are telling a House Republican that they will testify in public -- but they won't submit first to private interviews with investigators for a House oversight panel.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  The U.S. Ambassador to Libya may have visited the rebuilt Pan Am 103 Wall of Remembrance on the Syracuse University had he not been killed by rebels overseas.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Libyan officials say the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans have been killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the eastern city of Benghazi by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Friday, April 13, 2012  The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people including 35 Syracuse University students on of Pan Am Flight 103 has been taken to a hospital.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  In an interview published in British newspapers Thursday, al-Megrahi protested his innocence and claimed testimony from a Maltese shopkeeper was flawed.

Friday, October 21, 2011  The Director of Syracuse University's Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism says Libya has a foundation to rebuild on after Moammar Gadafi's death.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  Watch video purportedly of Gadhafi's dead body lying in the streets. WARNING: This video is graphic.

Monday, August 29, 2011  The Pan Am Flight 103 bomber is reportedly close to death.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  Rebels on Tuesday stormed Moammar Gadhafi's fortress-like compound in Tripoli Tuesday after an all-day battle against forces loyal to the longtime leader.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about a conversation with Susan Cohen.  Her daughter was a Syracuse University student killed in the bombing of Pan Am 103. Cohen says the demise of Qaddafi's is a joyous day.

Monday, April 25, 2011  Oil prices rose to near $113 a barrel Monday in Asia after Libyan rebels said they won't produce crude for at least a month as they repair fields damaged in fighting

Friday, April 22, 2011  It was a peaceful protest that ended with dozens in handcuffs.

Friday, April 08, 2011  So many of us are trying to determine how we feel about the U.S. involvement in the air strikes against Libya.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the American leadership over the airstrikes in Libya.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  A U.S. fighter jet crashed in Libya after an apparent equipment malfunction but both crewmembers were able to eject and are back safely in American hands, U.S. officials said Tuesday.