Pressure mounts on Gadhafi within Libya's capital

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Pressure mounts on Gadhafi within Libya's capital

By DIAA HADID and MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press Diaa Hadid And Maggie Michael, Associated Press – 6 mins ago
TRIPOLI, Libya – Pressure is mounting on Moammar Gadhafi from within his stronghold in the Libyan capital, with increasing NATO airstrikes and worsening shortages of fuel and goods. Residents said Thursday there has also been a wave of anti-government protests in several Tripoli neighborhoods this week — dissent that in the past has been met with zero tolerance and brutal force.

Gadhafi's rebel opposition, meanwhile, received major political boosts from abroad. Britain promised to provide them with police gear, and the Obama administration invited a rebel delegation to the White House for talks on Friday.

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