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Sat 11 Nov 2008Libya pay-out removes obstacle to US ties
Libya has paid $1.5 billion into a fund for victims of terrorism, the US State Department confirmed yesterday, a step that will remove a major obstacle to improving US-Libyan ties.
"The (Bush) administration will now move expeditiously to arrange for distribution of these funds," a statement by State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.
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