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Gadhafi's home. and his then 15-month-old adopted daughter was killed. they say he was injured. so 1986 at that point reagan goes, enough, i've had enough. 1988 we have the lockerbie bombing. >> which he came out this week that -- >> that he said, exactly. that was his retaliation. then the u.s. imposes sanctions on libya which only gets dropped in 2003. but the real turning point happens after 9/11 because gadhafi sees what's happening to saddam hussein and goes i better cooperate. and he does, he allows nuclear inspectors into the country. >> that's when the u.s. changed their relationship w...

Perished. he grew up a very poor kid. he then joins the military, the federal constitutional monarchy over there, but there's 95% illiteracy in libya. when he comes to power in 1969, he overthrows the king. some of the things he does was he makes education very popular. social welfare. and you look at a man and say how was he in power for 42 years? there's certain things he did that certainly he invested in his people. however, during that period, you saw anti-western sentiment grow. he purged groups in the most violent way, he wrote the green book, which rejects liberal democracy. and it was ...

President obama issued an executive order last night placing new restrictions on libya. the the sanctions are intended to keep the libyan government from having funds. the united nations security council meets to consider harsh sanctions aimed at colonel gadhafi's regime. they could impose a travel ban among some other things. shooting suspect jarrod loughner has been moved ahead of his hearing next month. he is accused of shooting 19 people, including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. six people died in that attack. a new indictment is expected before next month's hearing. the death toll ...

Inside libya, protesters continue to take to the streets. clashes with pro-government forces are contending in and around the capital tripoli. but much of the rest of the country is relatively quiet now. leader moammar gadhafi made another appearance on state tv warning protesters he may escalate the violence against them. here's how one protester described the situation in the capital city. >> i start hearing people shouting. i joined them, and we went maybe for 100 to 150 meters. and then the security came back and started to -- to fire tear gas and live ammunition. and then i just decided t...

The cadillac srx. we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. 37 minutes past the hour. moammar gadhafi's long time grip over libya seems to be loosening by the minute even though he's telling his people that this is a day to celebrate and dance. the reality is, he is facing a popular uprising like nothing he's ever seen before in more than four decades in power. we're taking a look back at the colorful and ever controversial libyan leader. >> colorful and ever controversial. when we look at moammar gadhafi, what was the ground he was raised in so to speak? the context that he grew up...