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shepard: as rebel forces take control of most of libya, the u.s. and other world powers are scrambling to free up billions of dollars in frozen assets. the united nations blocked that money to punish the qaddafi regime. now some international leaders want to get in the hands of the cash-strapped rebels, at least some of it, as soon as possible. wendell goler is at the state department tonight. part of an effort, i guess, to help this libyan opposition, right? you are right, shepard. south africa which is a member of the u.n. sanctions committee has been blocking attempts to free up the frozen assets so u.s. officials say the u.n. security council as a whole will vote tomorrow to transfer about a billion and a half dollars in libya s frozen u.s. assets to the opposition group. and about 10 times that much in libya s frozen british assets. experts think muammar qaddafi s family has up to $100 billion spread around the world. 50 billion of that was frozen about five months ago. offici ....