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Ex-Iraq Pol to Testify Vs. Saddam?

LONDON – Iraq’s former deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz (search), has agreed to testify against Saddam Hussein in his upcoming trial, a British newspaper reported Sunday. Aziz’s lawyer, however, dismissed the claim. The Sunday Telegraph reported that, in return for his cooperation, Aziz could be freed from prison soon after …

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Call It What It Is

A quick break from the news about the indictments of Lewis Libby in order to talk about my favorite topic these days: The annual war on Christmas. As you may have heard, I wrote a book about it called “The War on Christmas” and in it I go over a …

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Hurricane Job Losses Rise to 438,000

WASHINGTON – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless aid dipped by 2,000 last week, defying Wall Street (search) expectations for a larger fall, as the aftermath of Gulf Coast hurricanes continued to weigh on the U.S. job market, the government said on Thursday. First-time claims for state …

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