Obama authorizes secret help for Libya rebels

By Mark HosenballWASHINGTON | Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:16pm EDT(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing covert U.S. government support for rebel forces seeking to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, government officials told Reuters on Wednesday.Obama signed the order, known as a presidential "finding", within the last two or three weeks, according to government sources