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Of fabricating stories. in. now to libya and the fourth day of coalition air strikes on the country. >> it appears to be moammar gadhafis compound. >> through the night, pro-gadhafi sources filled the skies of tripoli with anti-coalition fire. no aircraft was shot down. the coalition fired 159 tomahawk cruise missiles, hitting libyan air defense sites from tripoli to benghazi. missile attacks and air strikes have commanded scud missile sites. activity in the sky may now have peaked. the coalit...

Patrolling phase. thats a phase the u.s. hopes and expects to have a much, much less role than they had in the first 48 hours. >> well see what happens. the turmoil in libya caused fuel prices to surge. drivers in the united states may get a bit of a reprieve. the average cost of a gallon of gas is $3.54 a gallon. its still much higher than a year ago. in japan, the government is trying to limit expo sure of radioactivity in food supply. they have banned the production of milk. contaminated ...

Countries, and our countries suffer the casualties. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn. and ill see you in an about ten minutes. >> thank you, carol. great. top of the hour. im suzanne malveaux. get you up to speed. a u.s. military spokesman says the coalition carried out fresh air strikes on libyan military targets overnight. he didnt specify what was hit. the spokesman says the u.s. role will now transition from an action phase to a patrolling phase. libyans showed journali...

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The head of u.s. forces in the region says, progress so far has been, quote, very effective. no libyan aircraft have been seen since allied operations began at the weekend. on the ground, government forces are gradually being pushed back from rebel-held benghazi. >> the coalition extended no-fly zone across other parts of libya. allied planes flew enforcement missions over tripoli and misrata since start. coalition forces have fired 159 tomahawk cruise missiles on libya. a military spokesman say...