Gadhafi's Desperation: He Offers Families $400

With protesters closing in on the capital and the international community uniting against him, Moammar Gadhafi is apparently hoping a little bribery will help his cause. He's promising to give families $400 apiece, reports Global Post, a sum that might speak more of the nation's living standards than anything else. He can easily afford it, though: A leaked US cable last year figured he and his cronies had stashed about $32 billion abroad, notes AOL News. Click here for more on his wealth, or here for more on the day's developments. (More Libya stories.)