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Some diplomatic links were restored in 2004 and the US eased restrictions on travelling to Libya.
BBC: NEWS | Africa | A history of Libya's ties with the US
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Apple's stylish iPod is the most popular digital player, with more than 4.5m sold in the last quarter of 2004 alone, and it links seamlessly with Apple's music-download service, iTunes, which sells more than 1m songs every day.
ECONOMIST: Not a dog, but a mobile phone
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Ms Medina, a disreputable character who is also being investigated for alleged links to the ELN, another guerrilla group, had given a videotaped interview in 2004 in which she said that three of her followers were given government jobs in exchange for her vote on the re-election amendment.
ECONOMIST: Colombia