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Carla Bruni is reportedly a suspect in her husband Nicolas Sarkozy’s witness-tampering case.
CAUSE CÉLÈBRE

Carla Bruni Now a Suspect in Hubby’s Witness-Tampering Case

It stems from allegations that Nicolas Sarkozy accepted campaign funding from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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SARKOPHAGUS

Gaddafi’s Ghost Takes Revenge on Ex-French President

The late Libyan strongman may have pumped millions into Sarkozy’s campaign coffers in 2006, but five years later, France led the mission to bring Gaddafi down.

Dana Kennedy

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Massacres Go On

Is Syria a Victim of Libyan Success?

<p>Fresh news of <a href="/content/dailybeast/cheats/2012/06/07/u-n-to-discuss-syrian-massacre.html">more civilian deaths</a> in Syria raises the question, why doesn’t the U.N. authorize outside intervention under its Responsibility to Protect Doctrine, as it did in Libya? Lindsey Hilsum explains.</p>

Lindsey Hilsum

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HISTORY

How Dictators Die

Andrew Roberts surveys the ways rulers meet their end.

Andrew Roberts

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Is It Lawful to Kill Gaddafi?

As U.S. officials admit that CIA spies are working covertly in Libya, former top U.N. jurist Geoffrey Robertson reports on whether international law permits the assassination of Gaddafi.

Geoffrey Robertson

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America's Libyan Revenge

Forget U.N. resolutions! After decades of Gaddafi's deadly attacks and his support for terrorist groups across the world, America has every right to seek revenge says Andrew Roberts.

Andrew Roberts

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Libya War: Gaddafi, Listen to Obama

Whatever Obama says about his Libya plan tonight will affect the thinking of Gaddafi loyalists as they plot the next stages of battle against the surging rebels.

Daniel Stone

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What Will Be the Next Middle East Shock?

As despotic regimes across the Arab world crumble or battle for survival, what lies ahead? That depends on whether revolutionary citizens stay the course, how much of the tired leadership can be swept away, and how protected dictators are, five experts tell Rob Verger.

Rob Verger

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