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Free Benghazi - Libya's Second City
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Free Benghazi - Libya's Second City

Benghazi fell to Libyan rebel forces in late February 2011 in one of the most dramatic reversals of the Arab Spring — the second-largest city in the country, long a seat of opposition to Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rul...

Obama addresses Egypt protests
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Obama addresses Egypt protests

President Barack Obama's decision to address the Egyptian people directly through a YouTube message during the height of the Tahrir Square protests in early 2011 was a small but symbolically significant moment in the evo...