Fighting Scorches Libya's Capital; Al-Qaida's Silence May Be Strategic Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Top of the Hour: Libya's Dictatorship, Morning Headlines Libyan Author Hisham Matar Reflects on Uprising 'Morning, Noon and Night': Books for Life's Many Stages President Obama Changes Course on Defense Of Marriage Act Search for Survivors Continues in New Zealand Government Shutdowns, Walkouts and Gridlock Top of the Hour: Al-Qaida Absent in Mideast? Headlines Too Quiet: Al-Qaida's Silence Could Be Strategic After Largest Protests in Bahrain, King Visits Saudi Leader Are We in a New Tech Bubble? Discovery's Final Voyage Insights from the Grandson of the Real King's Speech Therapist Update: Battle for Tripoli Rolling Stone: Army Uses Psy-Ops on US Senators A Tunisian woman carries her bags past the Ras Jdir border post between Libya and Tunisia, near the Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane, after leaving Libya on February 23, 2011 ( LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC