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The White House reiterated Wednesday that the U.S. hadn't determined whether to arm Libyan rebels, while pointedly refusing to comment on multiple reports that President Obama signed an official finding authorizing aid to those rebels.

White House press secretary Jay Carney released a statement late Wednesday afternoon refusing to confirm or deny reports by Reuters and ABC that Obama had issued a finding in recent weeks that authorized covert support to opponents of Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

"As is common practice for this and all Administrations, I am not going to comment on intelligence matters," Carney said in a statement.

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