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U.S., allies launch Libya force as Gadhafi strikes rebel heartland; regime claims 48 dead

A Libyan jet bomber crashes after being shot down in Benghazi. (Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S., allies launch Libya force as Gadhafi strikes rebel; regime claims 48 dead

Western forces hit targets along the Libyan coast on Saturday, using strikes from air and sea to force Muammar Gaddafi's troops to cease fire and end attacks on civilians.

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In the beginning, it was sanitation, or the lack of it, that inspired pioneers to found the city of Fort Lauderdale. The approximately 400 residents of the mosquito-ridden outpost at the swamp's edge craved basic services,...

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