Libya rebels want U.S. recognition to help pay bills

The rebel ambassador seeks diplomatic recognition for the Transitional National Council to bolster its standing and possibly allow it to use frozen Libyan assets. Until then, the council is broke.As fellow rebels back in Libya plot fresh attacks against embattled dictator Moammar Kadafi, the chief of the Libyan insurgency's American outpost sits in a tiny, borrowed Washington office and faces a more immediate question: Who will pay the bills?

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