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Brown: No double-dealing over Lockerbie

Sep. 2, 2009
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied claims Wednesday that the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was linked to a deal with Libya, despite documents suggesting Brown had privately supported al Megrahi's release from prison.
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Brown: Lockerbie bomber not traded for oil

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British no longer seen as 'crusaders'

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LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi's release has led to more trouble for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a new poll finds.
British P.M. wants to work with Libya

British P.M. wants to work with Libya

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EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Families of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing have expressed anger at the visit of a Scottish official to see of the convicted bomber, officials say.
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Judges reject Lockerbie bomber's appeal

CAMP ZEIST, Netherlands, March 14 (UPI) -- A Libyan man found guilty in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jetliner lost an appeal Thursday. Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi is to serve a 20-year jail sentenc
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic