05 May 2011 18:59
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Clinton says U.S. will seek to unfreeze Libyan assets
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Rebels say they need up to $3 billion for essentials
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WFP warns of humanitarian crisis looming in Libya
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NATO planes bomb Gaddafi forces in west
(Adds NATO raids on Gaddafi forces, WFP, tribal meeting)
By James Mackenzie and Lin Noueihed
ROME/TRIPOLI, May 5 (Reuters) - Libyan rebels won a financial lifeline potentially worth billions of dollars from a group of Western and Arab countries on Thursday, as NATO planes struck forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the west.
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