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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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BUNGA BUNGA FOREVER

Italy’s Most Enduring, Shameless, Permatanned Man Dead at 86

He partied with Putin and Gaddafi when it was almost cool, and left a sordid trail of women problems, tax probes, and a whole lot of photos of naked pols at his Sardinian lair.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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‘HE IS SERIOUS’

Muammar Gaddafi’s Imprisoned Son Starts Hunger Strike

He’s been held in a Beirut jail for seven years without a trial.

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MAJOR FALLOUT

Tons of Gaddafi’s Uranium Have Gone Missing, Watchdog Says

The missing material could “present a radiological risk, as well as nuclear security concerns.”

Dan Ladden-Hall

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THE SON ALSO RISES?

Muammar Gaddafi’s Son, Accused War Criminal, Runs for Prez

Seif Al-Islam was captured by rebels after his father was killed and has spent a decade out of sight.

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PROXY WAR

How Libya’s Civil War Turned Into a MAGA Courtroom Drama

A top Trump attorney, who’s handling lawsuits related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, is repping a warlord who’s accused of trying to overthrow the government in Libya.

Asawin Suebsaeng

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FACE-LIFT

Gaddafi’s Rotting Yacht to Become Luxury Hydrogen Vessel

A Norwegian shipbuilder and team will give the 92-foot Sunseeker Predator 95 a massive makeover, turning it into a zero-emission yacht dubbed the Hydrogen Viking.

Danika Fears

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COMEBACK KILLERS

ISIS Resurrection: Libya Attacks Foreshadow Terror to Come

The so-called Islamic State operating in Libya is smaller and controls much less territory than in the past. But it’s more mobile and deadly and still has big ambitions.

Borzou Daragahi

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Libya’s Return to Barbarism

After four decades of Gaddafi, Libyans seem to have torture and abuse in their DNA. Amnesty International, at least, is horrified.

Jamie Dettmer

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THE HORROR

Gaddafi Abducted Young Girls, Raped His Guards, Book Claims

A new book accuses Libya's madman of abducting girls as sex slaves and raping his male guards, soldiers, and ministers. Annick Cojean talks about Gaddafi's cold-blooded debauchery.

Katie Baker

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LIBYA

Children of War

As Libya lurches forward to its landmark parliamentary election in July, its children are fighting a brutal new battle on the playground.

Danielle Shapiro

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