Top of the Hour: Civilians, Journalists Killed in Misrata, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Oscar nominated filmmaker, Tim Hetherington was killed yesterday along with nearly a dozen civilians in Libya’s besieged city of Misrata. Hetherington’s final Twitter message from Misrata said “No sign of NATO.”

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