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NBC: Saddam to be hanged by Sunday — Ex-dictator's execution expected to be carried out by start of Eid holiday — Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for his role in 148 killings in 1982, will have his sentence carried out by Sunday, NBC News reported Thursday.
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New York Times:
The Rush to Hang Saddam Hussein — The important question was never really about whether Saddam Hussein was guilty of crimes against humanity. The public record is bulging with the lengthy litany of his vile and unforgivable atrocities: genocidal assaults against the Kurds …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Three Years Later, A 'Rush' — A little more than three years after Saddam Hussein meekly came out of his spider hole, the Iraqis have finally removed the last obstacle to his execution. Saddam attempted, with some success, to transform his trial into a political showpiece …
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CNN:
Lawyer told to pick up Hussein's personal effects … WASHINGTON (CNN) — With Iraqis braced for Saddam Hussein's execution, the former dictator's lawyer said Friday the U.S. military has asked that he arrange the pickup of Hussein's personal belongings. — But Hussein has not been handed …
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Lauren Frayer / Associated Press:
U.S. Preparing for Saddam's Execution — BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - As Saddam Hussein's lawyer made a last-ditch effort to impede his execution Thursday, the White House was preparing for the ousted dictator to be hanged as early as this weekend, a senior administration official said.
James Glanz / New York Times:
U.S. Is Being Told Hussein Hanging Seems Imminent — Preparations for the execution of Saddam Hussein began taking on a sense of urgency late Thursday as American and Iraqi officials suggested that he could be hanged within a span of days rather than weeks.
Paul J. Gough / Reuters:TV plans tasteful coverage of Saddam execution
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Steve Benen / Political Animal:SADDAM NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD.... There are some competing reports …
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Joseph Lieberman / Washington Post:
Why We Need More Troops in Iraq — I've just spent 10 days traveling in the Middle East and speaking to leaders there, all of which has made one thing clearer to me than ever: While we are naturally focused on Iraq, a larger war is emerging. On one side are extremists and terrorists led …
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Solomon Moore / Los Angeles Times:
Marines deny airstrikes used against insurgents in Ramadi — BAGHDAD — A large-scale U.S. military operation in Ramadi last month did not target suspected insurgents with airstrikes, U.S. military officials said. — Witness statements reported by The Times on Nov. 15 indicated …
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Washington Post:
John Edwards Announces Bid for 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination — EDWARDS: Good morning. I'm here in New Orleans to — in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans to announce that I'm a candidate for the presidency of the United States in the election in 2008.
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Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Ford, Nixon Sustained Friendship for Decades — Months before Richard M. Nixon set a relatively unknown Michigan congressman named Gerald R. Ford on the path to the White House, Nixon turned to Ford, who called himself the embattled president's "only real friend," to get him out of trouble.
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Associated Press:
Sen. Johnson Improves, Is Expected to Miss Start of Congress — Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) turned 60 yesterday, two weeks after emergency surgery to repair a brain hemorrhage that has left him in critical condition. — Julianne Fisher, a spokeswoman for the senator, said Johnson …
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Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Somalia Forces Retake Capital From Islamists — Just hours after Islamist fighters abandoned Mogadishu, the capital from which they ruled much of Somalia, thousands of troops of the transitional government marched into the city on Thursday in a stunning reversal of fortune.
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New York Times:
Bush Considers Up to 20,000 More Troops for Iraq — The Bush administration is considering an increase in troop levels in Iraq of 17,000 to 20,000, which would be accomplished in part by delaying the departure of two Marine regiments now deployed in Anbar Province, Pentagon officials said Thursday.
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
AP Poll: Bush #1 Villain of 2006 — Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for President Bush, AP comes out with a new poll. … Good thing he doesn't follow those pesky polls... Video WMP | Video MOV
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Darlene Superville / news.aol.com:
AP Poll: Bush Both a Villain and a Hero — WASHINGTON (AP) - Bad guy of 2006: President Bush. Good guy of 2006: President Bush. When people were asked in an AP-AOL News poll to name the villains and heroes of the year, Bush topped both lists, in a sign of these polarized times.
BBC:
Chavez to shut down opposition TV — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he will not renew the licence for the country's second largest TV channel which he said expired in March 2007. — In an address to troops, Mr Chavez said he would not tolerate media outlets working towards a coup against him.
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