U.S. could ease ban on Libyan oil deals: 'reward' plan for Tripoli entails a spring re-entry of American energy firms

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The Bush administration may relax prohibitions on U.S. petroleum industry investment in Libya provided the nation continues its plans to disarm. US oil companies could begin re-entering the Libyan fields over the next few months, and development will require significant investment. The ban has been in effect since 1986.

Libya, Libyan foreign relations

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U.S. tries to bridge gap left by Spain: Washington, U.K. look to ease tension over Iraq; Paris and Berlin are quiet

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Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the newly elected president of Spain, has signaled a realignment with France and Germany by announcing plans to withdraw his nation's troops from Iraq unless the U.S. yields control to the United Nations. The US and the UK have made appeals to Zapatero not to sever the Western alliance.

Elections, British foreign relations

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Zapatero plans shift in Spanish priorities: U.S.-led Iraq occupation is warned of troop pullout; tighter EU ties are sought

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Newly elected Spanish president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has announced plans to remove troops from Iraq, signaling a realignment with France and Germany and a shift away from the US and United Kingdom. The removal of troops will commence if the US refuses to yield control over Iraq to the United Nations.

Strategy & planning, Planning, Military policy, Company business planning

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