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Gaddafi spells trouble for Google

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Muammar Gaddafi: it's all in a name. Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features

Any tips on how to search for Muammar Gaddafi? It's no easier on Google, says the Independent. While most of the British media is searching for "Gaddafi", the New York Times is looking for "Qaddafi", the Wall Street Journal "Gadhafi" and the LA Times "Kadafi". The UK government appears to be using "Qadhafi", a spokesman dismissing the popular media's spelling by saying: "I suppose the media spells it 'Gaddafi' so people can read it easier." Even the discovery of the despot's own passport yesterday didn't help – he'd been spelling it "Gathafi". Can't the boffins at Google suggest something?

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