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Middle East unrest, rising oil prices slam stocks

Stocks fell sharply and oil prices spiked to their highest level in two years on Tuesday as investors worried about the increasingly violent unrest in Libya.

 

In defiant speech, Libyan leader rejects demands he step down

Blames foreign influences for revolt as top officials resign to protest government attacks on civilians; opposition seizes control in some areas.

 

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