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6:40 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!
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 …
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.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Saddam Guilty...Osama Still At Large...Al Qaeda Still Operating
Carol McGraw / Associated Press:
'I am a deceiver and a liar'  —  In a letter that was read to the congregation of New Life Church this morning, ousted Pastor Ted Haggard said he was guilty of sexual immorality, and he apologized for his acts and requested forgiveness.  —  "I am so sorry for the circumstances that have caused shame …
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CNN:
Haggard confesses to 'lifelong' sexual problem … COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) — Evangelical pastor Ted Haggard confessed on Sunday to a "lifelong" sexual problem, and said he was "a deceiver and a liar," in a letter read to his New Life Church.  —  "There is part of my life …
Discussion: Andrew Sullivan and TalkLeft
Jamie Holly / Crooks and Liars:   Haggard Changes His Story Again (Updated)
MSNBC:
Polls see Republicans keeping Senate control  —  Races tighten in Montana, Missouri, Rhode Island and Virginia  —  NEW YORK - Just days from the midterm elections, the final round of MSNBC/McClatchy polls shows a tightening race to the finish in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
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Ron Hutcheson / Real Cities:
GOP may keep Senate seat in Rhode Island
Steven Thomma / Real Cities:
Poll: GOP could keep Senate
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 …
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Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
MSM Confessions  —  Perhaps embarrassed by allowing themselves …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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
Discussion: Pollster, Daily Kos and The Next Hurrah
Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
Bay State dems the best thing to happen to GOP  —  It's that time of the election cycle when we get ready to take one for the team.  I'm talking about conservatives.  Here in Taxachusetts.  —  Ted Kennedy, Barney Frank and Mike Dukakis.  Gay marriage and Willie Horton.
Telegraph:
Climate chaos?  Don't believe it  —  The Stern report last week predicted dire economic and social effects of unchecked global warming.  In what many will see as a highly controversial polemic, Christopher Monckton disputes the 'facts' of this impending apocalypse and accuses the UN and its scientists of distorting the truth
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.
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.
Judd / Think Progress:
Cheney: I Would 'Probably Not' Testify Before Congress, Even If Subpoenaed »  —  This morning on ABC, George Stephanopoulos asked Vice President Cheney if he would testify before Congress if he was subpoenaed.  Cheney said "probably not in the sense at that vice president and president …
Marc Sandalow / San Francisco Chronicle:
America's referendum on war  —  Pelosi's countdown: She ticks off a list of changes, including a new Iraq strategy  —  (11-05) 04:00 PST Glenside, Pa. — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi warned that a Republican victory Tuesday would prolong the U.S. involvement in Iraq another 10 years …
Discussion: Big Lizards
 
 
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