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  US official: US has no reason to think Gaddafi dead
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Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Feb 24, 2011 03:51pm
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News DateThursday, February 24, 2011 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionWASHINGTON Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has no reason to believe that Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is dead, a U.S. official said on Thursday after oil traders cited a rumor that Gaddafi had been shot as pushing down oil prices.

Asked if Washington had reason to believe that Gaddafi, who is seeking to crush protests against his 41-year rule in the oil-exporting North African nation, was dead, the U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "No."
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