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U.S. judge turns down Saddam plea
Dec 29 2006 9:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. judge refused to stop Saddam Hussein's execution Friday, rejecting a last-minute court challenge by the former Iraqi president.
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Flood insurance getting political nod
Dec 29 2006 8:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal flood insurance program may be going broke after incurring $20 billion in debt from recent storms like Hurricane Katrina. Still, politicians want to extend the taxpayer-subsidized coverage for some of the riskiest _ and potentially most valuable _ properties in the country.
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U.S. court refuses to spare Iraqi
Dec 29 2006 8:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. appeals court refused to block the military from sending a former top Iraqi official to his death Friday. A similar request by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is pending before a federal judge in Washington.
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Reyes: U.S. intelligence 'manipulated'
Dec 29 2006 3:33AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Incoming House Intelligence Chairman Silvestre Reyes says he'd rather figure out how to stabilize Iraq and bring the troops home than get bogged down investigating what went wrong.
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U.S. sees ICC in more benevolent light
Dec 29 2006 3:28AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - "An international kangaroo court," thundered Sen. Jesse Helms. "A shady amalgam of every bad idea ever cooked up for world government," said Rep. Tom DeLay. The wrath of the two former conservative legislators was directed at the International Criminal Court around the time of its founding in 2002. As the comments suggest, the U.N.-mandated court presented a fat target for many in Congress _ and the administration.
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