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Butcher Of Baghdad Saddam Executed By Hanging
Saddam Hussein, who ruled by putting fear in the people of Iraq and led his them into three devastating wars while pursuing his goal of dominating the Arab world, was executed by hanging at 10pm U.S. eastern time.

Earlier Khalil al- Dulaimi, Saddam's defence lawyer, told Reuters: "The Americans have notified us that they have handed over the president to the Iraqi authorities.


Saddam Hussein's Death Sentence In 30 Days
An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld Saddam Hussein's death sentence for crimes against humanity and said he should hang within 30 days.

Human rights groups condemned his trial as seriously flawed and called on the government not to carry out the sentence, which comes amid raging violence between Saddam's fellow Sunni Arabs and majority Shi'ites.


38th U.S. President Ford Has Died At Age 93
Gerald R. Ford, who became the 38th U.S. president in 1974 when the Watergate scandal forced Richard Nixon from office, has died at age 93.

Ford's pardon of Nixon a month after becoming president hurt his popularity and contributed to his defeat in the 1976 election.


I Want More U.S. Forces For 2007 "Destination IRAQ"
Year end assessment of an unpopular war, President Bush said yesterday (12/20) that the year in Iraq opened with hope and optimism and closed with disappointment and caution.


Hugo Takes A Licking And Castro Keeps On Ticking
President Hugo Chavez said Friday that Fidel Castro is not dying of cancer, saying he had spoken with Castro by phone and he is eating cautiously and well enough to joke.


Bush Condemned Iran For Holding Holocaust Conference
The Bush administration condemned Iran on Tuesday for convening a conference of people who deny the Holocaust happened, calling the move "an affront to the entire civilized world."

Holiday Trees Are Coming Back To Seattle Airport
Christmas trees that were removed from Seattle international airport to satisfy a rabbi who wanted an electric menorah next to the trees are being reinstalled.



United States Is Not Winning The War In Iraq
Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as US defence secretary, acknowledged that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq.





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