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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!
Washington Post:
Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Death
Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Death
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Associated Press:
Saddam sentenced to death by hanging
Saddam sentenced to death by hanging
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Pew Research Center:
Republicans Cut Democratic Lead in Campaign's Final Days — Democrats Hold 47%-43% Lead Among Likely Voters — Summary of Findings — A nationwide Pew Research Center survey finds voting intentions shifting in the direction of Republican congressional candidates in the final days of the 2006 midterm campaign.
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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.
Michael Lemonick / Time:
TIME Poll: Registered Republicans Less Enthusiastic About Voting Than Democrats
TIME Poll: Registered Republicans Less Enthusiastic About Voting Than Democrats
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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 …
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 …
MSM Confessions — Perhaps embarrassed by allowing themselves …
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Deride and Conquer:
Republican Voter Suppression — Catch 'Em on Tape — Josh Marshall has been reporting today on the NRCC's apparent effort to suppress Democratic turnout and negatively influence undecided voters through harassing robocalls. The calls are designed to appear to be coming from Democratic candidates …
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
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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 …
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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New York Times:
C.I.A. Review Highlights Afghan Leader's Woes — The scene of a bombing in September near the United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Such attacks have increased in the past two years. — A recent Central Intelligence Agency assessment found that the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai …
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.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Keith Olbermann — (Keith Olbermann is joining us in the comments today to discuss his new book, The Worst Person in the World: And 202 Strong Contenders, which blogospheric denizens took to #4 on Amazon as a way of saying thanks for his stirring editorial on Donald Rumsfeld.
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