Libya quashes protest in Tripoli; West to aid east

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The West moved to send its first concrete aid to Libya’s rebellion in the east of the country, hoping to give it the momentum to oust the Libyan leader. But the Libyan leader’s regime clamped down in its stronghold in the capital, quashing an attempt Monday to hold new protests as residents reported skyrocketing food prices from the crisis….