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Soldiers and dozens of tanks from the Libyan military’s elite Khamis Brigade,
led by Gadhafi’s youngest son Khamis Gadhafi, take positions on Monday about 6 miles outside Zawiya.

US Troops Get Ready To Enter Libya – Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi were massed near the Tunisian border on Tuesday and the United States said it was moving warships and air forces closer to Libya. On Monday, foreign powers talked openly of imposing a “no-fly” zone or making other military moves against leader Gadhafi, as his forces used tanks and fighter jets to strike at rebel-held cities nearest the capital. [msnbc]

Nelly Furtado Donates $1 Million Of Gaddafi Money To Charity – Members of the music industry are calling on Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Usher and 50 Cent to donate to charity the money they had made by performing private gigs for family members of Muammar Gaddafi. So far none of them have commented on the matter, but earlier today Nelly Furtado tweeted that that she played a show for the Gaddafi family four years ago – and she’s going to give the money to charity. [rollingstone]

‘All My People Love Me, They Would Die To Protect Me’ – Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has told the BBC he is loved by all his people and has denied there have been any protests in Tripoli. Col Gaddafi said that his people would die to protect him. He laughed at the suggestion he would leave Libya and said that he felt betrayed by the world leaders who had urged him to quit. Great to watch. [bbc]

US Freezes $30Billion In Libya Assets – The US government has so far blocked around $30bn in Libyan assets after imposing sanctions late last week, the largest amount ever frozen, US sanctions czar David Cohen said on Monday. The US government targeted Muammar Gaddafi and four of his family members on Friday. Cohen said more sanctions could be on the way. “We are considering whether to add to the list of individuals,” he said. [news24]

Charlie Sheen Goes Live On CNN Piers Morgan Show – Charlie Sheen made a sudden live appearance on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight, carrying test results that declared him drug-free and proclaimed, “I’m super-bitchin’ [and] I don’t believe myself to be an addict.” Morgan called Sheen “the Che Guevara of television” and “one of life’s great characters.” [watchingtv]

Blank Royal Invites Hit The Black Market – Blank invitations to the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton available on the black market have sparked security concerns ahead of the April 29 ceremony. A man claiming to work for the printing firm which produced the genuine invitations offered a journalist a blank copy, demanding STG2000 ($3200) and adding that he could supply several more. [dailytelegraph]

Galliano To Face Paris Police As “I Love Hitler” Video Emerges – John Galliano’s lawyer says the fashion designer will appear at a Paris police station to face accusations that he made an illegal anti-Semitic slur – as a new video emerged with Galliano praising Adolf Hitler. Christian Dior suspended Galliano, its creative director, following accusations that he made an anti-Semitic insult during a spat with a couple at a Paris bar last week. [timeslive]

Live Bikini Webcam Weather Girl Makes Second Appearance – Don’t forget the lovely Kim will be giving her bi-weekly world weather report today. The weather report is given live on streaming video, courtesy of our in-studio webcam! Be sure to tune in (every Tuesday and Thursday morning) at 08h30 to check it out! [webcam-weather-girl]

Bernie Madoff Says Running Ponzi Scheme Was A ‘Head Trip’ – Bernard Madoff has admitted that running the biggest financial fraud in history was a “head trip” as some of the world’s biggest banks threw money at him to manage. “The chairman of Banco Santander came to see me, the chairman of Credit Suisse came down, chairman of UBS came down,” Mr Madoff told the New York Magazine in an interview. “It feeds your ego. All of a sudden, these banks which wouldn’t give you the time of day, they’re willing to give you a billion dollars.” [telegraph]

British Airways Worker Found Guilty Of Terror Plot – A British Airways employee was found guilty Monday of four terror-related charges, including plotting to blow up an airplane, a court in London said. Rajib Karim, 31, worked as a software engineer for British Airways in the northern English city of Newcastle. He used his position to pass on information to al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen, including to U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, jurors in the four-week-long trial in London were told. [cnn]

FBI: Ted Kennedy Rented An Entire Brothel – As a young man, Edward M. Kennedy allegedly arranged to rent a brothel for the night in Santiago, Chile, according to material from his FBI file that was released yesterday. Kennedy, during a 1961 visit to the South American country, “made arrangements to ‘rent’ a brothel for an entire night. Kennedy allegedly invited one of the Embassy chauffeurs to participate in the night’s activities,” according to a Dec. 28, 1961 memo released by the group Judicial Watch. [globe]

Tarantino Gets Completely Legless At Oscars After-Party [Pics] – Quentin Tarantino may have had too much fun at an LA Oscars after party because he ate it (properly) as he made his away around the car subsequent to helping the blitzed Paz de la Huerta in. That or Tarantino is a complete spaz. Look at that bum. He doesn’t even know what to do with his gangly limbs. [blemish]

No Wii Spanking Game For The US – bisoft is releasing a new game in the U.K. called We Dare that consists of a number of minigames intended to involve you in high-school-style sexualized shenanigans. The game features typical Miis in bright, fairly unsexual environments, but the ad campaign features two couples having a nice dinner and then sitting down in front of the Wii for a session of spanking, stripping and making out with the Wiimote. [adweek]

Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Are Official – Justin Bieber made his relationship with Selena Gomez official at the Vanity Fair Oscars After Party on Sunday night. Not sure how many death threats this incited on Twitter but hopefully for Justin it was a lot. There’s nothing like a bunch of tweens threatening to stab your girlfriend to make her run into your arms in fear looking for safety. [theblem]

The World’s Most Advanced Surfboard – Surfing like a pro might get a little easier soon with the world’s most technologically advanced surfboard designed by Pukas and Tecnalia. This hi-tech surfboard tracks elusive surf philosophy and mechanical behavior of surfboards with integrated sensors and hardware like a gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS and compass to track the mechanical performance of the surfboard on water. [bornrich]

Table Mountain Announces Vote Thursdays – The Table Mountain bid committee is calling on every South African to set aside 30 seconds every Thursday (aka Table Mountain Vote Thursdays) to vote for Table Mountain, the nation’s only nominee in the New7Wonders of Nature contest. To vote for Table Mountain, SMS “table” to 34874 or visit [tablemountain.com]

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