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12:35 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!
BBC:
Death penalty for Saddam Hussein  —  Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity by a Baghdad court and sentenced to death by hanging.  —  He was found guilty over his role in the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of Dujail in 1982.
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.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Saddam sentenced to death by hanging  —  For his part in the massacre at Dujail, which I encourage you to compare to the Nazi massacre at Lidice.  These guys all follow the same playbook; this particular game just happened to end a little differently.  —  Barzan al-Tikriti …
Associated Press:
Saddam sentenced to death by hanging  —  Shiites, Kurds celebrate upon hearing court's guilty verdict  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's High Tribunal on Sunday found Saddam Hussein guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to hang for the 1982 killing of 148 Shiites in the city of Dujail.
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 …
Washington Post:
Saddam Hussein Sentenced to Death  —  Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was found guilty by a special tribunal Sunday of crimes against humanity for the torture and execution of more than 100 people from a small town north of Baghdad 24 years ago.  He was sentenced to death by hanging.
Discussion: Redstate
Pajamas Media:
SADDAM TO HANG  —  Saddam Hussein and Two Senior Officials Sentenced to Death by Hanging — Liveblog coverage  —  SPECIAL FEATURE — The Day of Justice: Pajamas Media Baghdad editors Mohammed and Omar Fadhil, of Iraq The Model, write their first impressions after Saddam Hussein's death sentence was delivered.
CNN.com:
Court rules ex-dictator should hang
Discussion: Blogs of War and Mere Rhetoric
Gateway Pundit:
Saddam Verdict is Announced - DEATH BY HANGING!
Discussion: Instapundit.com and Scared Monkeys
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
L.A. Times Has "Doubts" About Hussein Court's Legitimacy
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Ron Hutcheson / Real Cities:
GOP may keep Senate seat in Rhode Island  —  WASHINGTON — If Sen. Lincoln Chafee wins re-election in Rhode Island on Tuesday - and a new McClatchy Newspapers-MSNBC poll indicates he might - it will be because he is one of the most rebellious Republicans in Congress.
Steven Thomma / Real Cities:
Poll: GOP could keep Senate
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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.
Discussion: Pajamas Media
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New York Times:
Pastor Dismissed for 'Sexually Immoral Conduct'  —  In the wake of accusations by a former male escort that the Rev. Ted Haggard had a three-year sexual relationship with him, an independent oversight board at Mr. Haggard's New Life Church found that he had "committed sexually immoral conduct" …
Discussion: Balkinization, MyDD and Hyscience
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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 …
White House:
Press Gaggle by Tony Snow  —  MR. SNOW: let me begin just with a couple of details; we will get you the readout on the President's meeting with the family of a fallen sailor in a minute.  —  As for the First Lady's birthday — President Bush gave Mrs. Bush a triple strand, amber-colored, citrine necklace — don't ask me, I don't know.
New York Times:
The Difference Two Years Made  —  On Tuesday, when this page runs the list of people it has endorsed for election, we will include no Republican Congressional candidates for the first time in our memory.  Although Times editorials tend to agree with Democrats on national policy …
Discussion: TalkLeft, AMERICAblog and Hoffmania!
 
 
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