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2:00 PM ET, November 5, 2006

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Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Saddam, 2 others sentenced to death  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein was convicted and sentenced Sunday to hang for crimes against humanity in the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single town, as the ousted leader, trembling and defiant, shouted "God is great!"
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Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Saddam Hussein Is Sentenced to Death  —  An Iraqi special tribunal today convicted Saddam Hussein of crimes against humanity for the brutal repression of a Shiite town in the 1980s and sentenced him to death by hanging.  —  As the verdict was read, Mr. Hussein shouted, "Long live the people!
Sky News:
Saddam To Be Hanged  —  Saddam Hussein has been found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging.  —  Visibly shaken, Saddam shouted: "Allahu Akbar!"  (God is Greatest) and "Long live the nation!", pointing defiantly at the judge.
Washington Post:
Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Death  —  Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was found guilty by a special tribunal Sunday of crimes against humanity for the torture and execution of more than 100 people from a small town north of Baghdad 24 years ago.  He was sentenced to death by hanging.
BBC:
Death penalty for Saddam Hussein  —  Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity by a Baghdad court and sentenced to death by hanging.  —  He was found guilty over his role in the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of Dujail in 1982.
Fox News:
SADDAM HUSSEIN SENTENCED TO DIE FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY  —  Saddam Hussein shouts and points the judge at his sentencing hearing.  —  Saddam Hussein shouts and points the judge at his sentencing hearing.  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein, the iron-fisted dictator who ruled Iraq …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Saddam sentenced to death by hanging; Update: Sentencing video added  —  For his part in the massacre at Dujail, which I encourage you to compare to the Nazi massacre at Lidice.  These guys all follow the same playbook; this particular game just happened to end a little differently.
Associated Press:
Saddam sentenced to death by hanging  —  Shiites, Kurds celebrate upon hearing court's guilty verdict  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's High Tribunal on Sunday found Saddam Hussein guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to hang for the 1982 killing of 148 Shiites in the city of Dujail.
CNN.com:
Court rules ex-dictator should hang
Discussion: Blogs of War and Mere Rhetoric
austinbay.net:   Saddam sentenced to death
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Ron Hutcheson / Real Cities:
GOP may keep Senate seat in Rhode Island  —  WASHINGTON — If Sen. Lincoln Chafee wins re-election in Rhode Island on Tuesday - and a new McClatchy Newspapers-MSNBC poll indicates he might - it will be because he is one of the most rebellious Republicans in Congress.
Steven Thomma / Real Cities:
Poll: GOP could keep Senate
Discussion: Slog and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Pastor Dismissed for 'Sexually Immoral Conduct'  —  In the wake of accusations by a former male escort that the Rev. Ted Haggard had a three-year sexual relationship with him, an independent oversight board at Mr. Haggard's New Life Church found that he had "committed sexually immoral conduct" …
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Carol McGraw / Associated Press:
'I am a deceiver and a liar'
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Michael Lemonick / Time:
TIME Poll: Registered Republicans Less Enthusiastic About Voting Than Democrats  —  The G.O.P. also faces a stark drop-off in support from evangelicals and men, according to a new survey  —  With just three days left until the midterm elections, a new poll commissioned by TIME shows …
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Poll: Democrats Hold Slightly Narrowed Lead
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Susannah Meadows / Newsweek:
Botched  —  Assessing the damage done to Democrats-and his own chances in '08-by John Kerry's epically flubbed joke.  —  Chuck Schumer got right to the point.  On Thursday afternoon, the New York Senator, who's leading the Democrats' efforts to win back the Senate, called John Kerry and let him have it.
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Deborah Howell / Washington Post:
Balance and Bias on the Political Beat  —  Readers, especially before elections, watch The Post closely for any hint of political bias.  Recently, such complaints have come mostly from Republicans.  —  Virginia voters must choose between two less than sterling candidates …
Miami Herald:
Poll shows Shaw trailing Klein in U.S. House race  —  Veteran U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw trails his Democratic challenger by 10 points in a Miami Herald poll that underscores the difficulties Republicans face as they try to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives amid increasing voter unrest.
White House:
Press Gaggle by Tony Snow  —  MR. SNOW: let me begin just with a couple of details; we will get you the readout on the President's meeting with the family of a fallen sailor in a minute.  —  As for the First Lady's birthday — President Bush gave Mrs. Bush a triple strand, amber-colored, citrine necklace — don't ask me, I don't know.
 
 
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