Clinton arrives in Libya bearing aid and encouragement

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TRIPOLI, Libya -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the Libyan capital on Tuesday, bringing encouragement and millions of dollars in new U.S. aid to a transitional government struggling to consolidate its control over a country ravaged by dictatorship and civil war.
Clinton arrived in Tripoli just after noon, becoming the first cabinet-level U.S. official to visit the country since autocratic leader Moammar Gaddafi was driven from the capital nearly two months ago.
She was scheduled to meet with top officials of the transitional government and address a town hall-style gathering during a five-hour visit steeped in both security and symbolism.

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Senate reached a bipartisan agreement about the partial shutdown of the government

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The Senate reached a bipartisan agreement intended to end a dispute over disaster relief spending that threatened to cause a partial shutdown of the government at the end of the week.
In two votes, the Senate approved short-term spending measures to fund the government for the start of the new fiscal year that begins Saturday. The deal hinged on FEMA's new assessment that it has sufficient funding for the rest of the current fiscal year.
The measures now go to the House, which would need to approve them to ensure the government continues to be funded after Friday.

Obama announces $1 billion in debt forgiveness

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Obama announces $1 billion in debt forgiveness for Egypt and $1 billion in loan guarantees to finance infrastructure.

President Obama is imposing tough sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

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President Obama is imposing tough sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six other senior Syrian officials in an effort to stop the regime's fierce crackdown on protests, the U.S. Treasury Department says.


The Treasury Department also is targeting two top Iranian officials whose unit was a "conduit for Iranian material support" to Syrian intelligence.