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By KAREEM FAHIM and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi vowed "to fight to the last drop of blood" as clashes intensified between rebels and his loyalists in the capital, Tripoli, and witnesses described the streets as a war zone. By ISABEL KERSHNER Israeli officials have described the move as a provocation but have said it should not be blown out of proportion. By MICHAEL SLACKMAN and NADIM AUDI More than 100,000 protesters poured into Pearl Square in the country's biggest antigovernment demonstration yet. By MERAIAH FOLEY Prime Minister John Key said that at least 65 people were confirmed dead in the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch. By SABRINA TAVERNISE New hearings are planned on a bill that would effectively end collective bargaining for state workers. |
| Multimedia Chaos grows in Libya as Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi holds on to power; in Bahrain, more than 100,000 antigovernment protesters take to the streets. Opinion Opinionator | Fixes A program in Memphis is improving the lives of at-risk youths by working to reunite them with their original families. |
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By CLIFFORD KRAUSS The intensifying turmoil in Libya drove oil prices sharply higher again on Tuesday. By CHRISTINE HAUSER Much of the uncertainty among traders is being stoked by fears over oil supplies, which is also sending equity markets lower. By DAVID STREITFELD The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller price index fell to nearly its lowest level since the housing crash began. By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Same-store sales dropped 1.8 percent, the seventh consecutive quarterly decline. By JULIA WERDIGIER Rosy tourism forecasts are offset by costs that include a national holiday. |
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