Oil price rise related to unrest in Libya

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Oil prices jumped today to their highest levels since the global financial crisis in 2008, as markets reacted to the uncertainty in Libya. The country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Host Lisa Mullins talk to Steve Levine of Foreign Policy magazine about the effect the crisis has on oil.

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