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Bestselling books the week of 10/18/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 10/11/12, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 10/4/12, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 9/27/12, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 9/20/12, according to IndieBound*
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Qaddafi killed, say Libya's interim leaders; US, NATO scramble to confirm
Muammar Qaddafi was killed as he attempted to flee his last remaining stronghold of Sirte, according Libya's National Transitional Council.
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Bestselling books the week of 10/20/11, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 10/13/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Libya's interim leader predicts Sirte victory by end of week
A Sirte victory would end the protracted battle for Qaddafi's hometown and allow a new government to be established. Delay could increase the likelihood of rifts in Libya's future leadership.
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Bestselling books the week of 10/6/11, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 9/29/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Lessons for US in Libya's transition: Avoid mistakes of Iraq, Afghanistan
In Libya's transition from dictator to democracy, the international community should learn from its experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Bosnia. The West should watch out for picking favorite leaders and should use leverage to push Libya toward inclusive politics and a viable oil industry.
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Bestselling books the week of 9/22/11, according to IndieBound*
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Bestselling books the week of 9/15/11, according to IndieBound*
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Did Qaddafi flee to Niger? Libyan convoy in Niger is reminder of Sahel's close ties.
Muammar Qaddafi may not be in Niger, but he has lots of friends to Libya's south.
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Can a fierce battle for Qaddafi's home town be avoided?
Anti-Qaddafi militias have the coastal city of Sirte surrounded and they may not give loyalists in the Qaddafi stronghold much longer to negotiate a surrender deal.
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Libyan rebels send brigade to negotiate surrender of Sirte
After taking the oil towns of Brega and Ras Lanuf, Libyan rebels are trying to persuade Sirte residents to lay down their arms. The city, Qaddafi's hometown, is one of the regime's last holdouts.
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Lessons from Iraq for Libya? Don't do what the US did.
And remember that it is a very different place.
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Where is Qaddafi now?
Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi has made plenty of pronouncements since rebels overran Tripoli last weekend – but no one has seen him. His absence from the cameras has prompted a guessing game about his whereabouts. Below are some of the possibilities being circulated by Libya watchers:
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Nigeria clout to rise in post-Qaddafi Africa
Nigeria recognized Libya's rebels yesterday, a move criticized by South Africa as 'jumping the gun' ahead of the African Union's official decision on whether to recognize the fall of key AU donor, Muammar Qaddafi.
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Will Africa miss Qaddafi?
Even with Muammar Qaddafi's deep financial ties across Africa, many of the continent's leaders are ambivalent about his departure.
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How the African Sahel could be affected by Tripoli's fall
With Tripoli almost entirely in rebel hands, what will the fall of Muammar Qaddafi, who sometimes brokered peace and sometimes stoked conflict, mean for the countries to Libya’s south?
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Five myths about Africa
Matt Damon, listen up: After five years of covering Africa, our departing correspondent tells how his perceptions have changed about a complex continent, including why some Africans resent celebrity visits.
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In Pictures: Monitor photographers in Africa
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So who are Libya's rebels exactly?
With the US expanding ties – and possibly aid – to the Libyan rebels fighting Muammar Qaddafi, it's a question a lot of people are asking. But it isn't an easy one to answer.
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Doha agreement could actually worsen chances for peace in Darfur
Guest blogger Laura Jones from the Enough Project writes that the Doha peace process in Darfur is more a fig leaf for the Sudanese government than genuine progress.
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São Paulo and Rio vault up list of most expensive cities for expats
The Brazilian cities, which far outrank any US cities on Mercer's annual list, have climbed the ranks due to high taxes and a booming Brazilian economy.
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West Africa Rising: Libya war boosting Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb?
Despite US training and support, West African nations have been unable to stamp out the terrorist group and the upheaval in Libya may be bolstering the group's arsenal.
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Terri: movie review
An overweight school misfit and an 'understanding' vice principal bond in 'Terri,' a high school drama with equal parts drabness and low-key comedy.
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In Pictures: Dogs of war
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