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- Bush: 'Good Riddance' to Hussein
BUSH: Please be seated. Thank you for coming to this, the last press conference of the year 2003. Before I begin, I do want to talk a little bit about a meeting I just attended. Rend Al-Rahim is here. She is the representative from the Iraqi government -- ...
Neither shock nor awe Times of India
- Iraqi resistance in midst of news of Saddam Hussein's capture
BAGHDAD. Iraqi resistance to the US occupation was strong this Sunday, with various actions one of which caused the death of a US soldier and another of 17 Iraqi police, at a point when the news came in of the capture of ex-president Saddam ...
Saddam betrayed by clan member The National
- Breaux Won't Seek Reelection in 2004
WASHINGTON Sen. John Breaux of Louisiana, a rare centrist Democrat in an increasingly polarized Congress, announced today that he would not seek reelection in 2004.
Some responses to John Breaux's decision to retire from US Senate Times Picayune
- War's opponents praise Saddam's capture
(CNN) -- Nations in the Middle East and Asia that fiercely opposed the US-led war in Iraq have praised the capture of ousted leader Saddam Hussein, hailing it as a potential turning point for Iraqis and the United States.
In Hussein's Capture, World Pundits See New Chance for Iraq Washington Post
- Ex-Nurse Charged With Murdering Priest in Jersey Hospital
SOMERVILLE, NJ, Dec. 15 A former nurse who told prosecutors he had killed 30 to 40 patients since 1987 was charged today with murdering a priest who had been in his care at a hospital here.
Ex-Nurse Says He Killed 30-40 Patients ABC News
- Bomb Aimed to Kill Me, says Pakistan's President Musharraf
Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf says a powerful bomb blast near his motorcade on Sunday night was an attempt by Islamic extremists to kill him. The explosion came hours after Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri arrived in Islamabad ...
Attack on Pakistani Leader Raises Worries Guardian
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- US forces capture Saddam alive
BAGHDAD US forces captured ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein Saturday night as he hid in the cellar of a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit, ending one of the most intensive manhunts in history. The arrest, eight months after the fall of ...
Pro-Saddam rallies held in Iraq CBC News
- Iraq Car Bombs Kill Nine Day After Saddam's Capture
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suicide car bombs killed nine Iraqis Monday, underlining President Bush's warning that Saddam Hussein's capture did not mean the end of conflict.
Nearly 100 Saddam supporters attack Baghdad police stations Hindustan Times
- At War Crimes Trial, Clark and Milosevic Meet Again
THE HAGUE, Dec. 15 In a grenade-proof courtroom far from the battlefields of the Balkans, Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav president, came face-to-face today with Gen. Wesley K. Clark, the former NATO supreme commander who waged war against him.
Iraq still risks becoming failed state: US presidential hopeful Clark Channel News Asia
- Saddam Reported to Be 'Broken'; Car Bombs Kill Nine
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein is a broken man and has supplied intelligence leading to the capture of two top wanted men, officials said Monday, but violence raged on despite his arrest and suicide bombings killed nine Iraqis.
Iraqi officials call for a quick trial for Saddam; US signals they may have to wait Boston Globe
- Saddam replaces Jesus just in 'Time'
Saddam Hussein has belatedly replaced Jesus Christ on the cover of Time magazine, resulting in more than a million copies of the latest edition having to be reworked.
2 Car Bombers Attack Iraqi Police, as Insurgency Continues New York Times
- US, China Postpone Talks With N. Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and China have decided not to resume six-party talks on North Korea's atomic weapons program this year but hope to restart them, unconditionally, early in 2004, the Bush administration said Monday.
N. Korea Steps Up Army Tours Amid Tension Atlanta Journal Constitution
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- Husseins Hideway Was a Mess
Saddam Hussein's hideaway at a farmhouse in northern Iraq looked more like a derelict property abandoned by squatters than one of the lavish palaces he had lived in for years.
Soldier's spouses welcome capture of Saddam WOAI
- As election nears, Bush says his decisions have made nation safer, economy rebound
President Bush took credit Monday for improvements in the economy and said the nation is safer since he took office, giving himself accolades on two issues targeted by Democrats who want his job.
Readers React ABC News
- Hundreds Attend Slain Prosecutor's Funeral
COLUMBIA, Md. Dec. 15 Hundreds of people packed into a church Monday for the funeral of slain federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna, who was remembered for the enthusiasm he brought to the courtroom and his dedication to his family.
Friends, Family Remember Slain Prosecutor Washington Post
- High Court to Hear White House Arguments on Cheney Group
The United States Supreme Court said today that it would hear arguments from the Bush administration about why it should not be required to turn over information about Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force.
Supreme Court accepts Cheney appeal on energy taskforce CNN
- Peterson Lawyer Says 'Lynch-Mob' Mentality in Case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A lawyer for accused wife-killer Scott Peterson asked a judge on Monday to move his murder trial to another part of the state, saying that people living in and near his hometown of Modesto have a "lynch-mob mentality" whipped up by ...
Change of venue sought in trial of Scott Peterson CNN
- In Iraq's south, democracy buds
US administrator Paul Bremer wants to repeat the 'Muthanna model' around the rest of country. SWEIR, IRAQ Beneath a brilliant noon sun, they sit staring at the foreigner who is ...
Capture a trophy, but not a triumph Chicago Tribune (subscription)
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Business
- Attempt to Revive WTO Negotiations Falters
GENEVA -- The World Trade Organization has failed to revive negotiations that stalled three months ago, possibly killing any chance of meeting a 2005 deadline for an accord that would pump $500 billion into the world economy.
WTO ambassadors offer mixed views over progress of crucial trade talks Channel News Asia
- Oracle sees higher third-quarter revenue
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. (nasdaq: ORCL - news - people), the world's second-biggest software maker, on Monday said its current-quarter profit will be flat to higher as an improving economy is seen driving revenues higher.
Oracle's Profit, Revenue Beat Estimates FOX News
- Wall Street ends down as Saddam rally runs out of steam
NEW YORK : US stocks ended lower on Monday as an early rally fuelled by the capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein faded.
Blue chips up on Saddam news The Age
- McDonald's Cuts Back
Some fast-food chains experiment with menu items. McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) experiments with chains. A few of the massive company's experiments will be coming to a close with today's news that it will, among other ...
It's Back to Basics at Big Mac Reuters
- Business, Bush Look for Lawsuit Limits in 2004
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US business groups looking to curb class action lawsuits think they will be closer than ever before to success when Congress returns in 2004, with the Senate's top Republican involved, three more Democrats backing ...
GOP Enlists MediaSolutions for '04 Races Adweek (subscription)
- Union urges IBM workers to fight plan to move jobs offshore
"We are working with our members to organize to fight this anyway we can," said Linda Guyer, president of Alliance@IBM, an Endicott, NY-based union of roughly 6,000 IBM workers (up by more than 1,000 members since this past spring). "We think it's not ...
IBM exports high pay jobs to India, China: report Channel News Asia
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Sci/Tech
- e-strategise and soar
International summits are notorious for repeating familiar nostrums ad infinitum, endlessly revisiting familiar ground. To that extent, the just-concluded World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) turned the gaze on a relatively little explored issue ...
Tough talks to line the way to Tunis Net meeting InfoWorld
- Microsoft Retools Windows Division
Microsoft (Quote, Chart) is reorganizing its Windows operating system group to form a new group called Windows Core Operating System Division (COSD) within its platform group, a shift that could herald how the next version of the most popular operating ...
Microsoft to reshuffle Windows unit CNET News.com
- E-Voting Critics Grow Louder
As the US presidential primary season approaches, a debate is raging about electronic voting--and IT professionals and computer scientists are among the loudest critics.
Considering Computer Voting New York Times
- Apple hits 25 million iTunes downloads
Apple Computer has nearly doubled sales of digital music through its iTunes music store since launching a Windows-compatible version of its iTunes software in October, the company said.
Downloaders dance to Apple's iTunes USA Today
- ANALYSIS: Comparing and Contrasting This Week's VOIP Announcements
CHICAGO By now, most of the telecom community has heard the new catchphrase: "The killer broadband app is voice." After two high-profile VOIP-over-broadband announcements this week (one from Time Warner and one from AT&T), you'll probably start ...
The carriers are coming ZDNet.com
- PalmOne serves up Java tools
PalmOne has smoothed the way for developers to create Java applications for its Treo and Tungsten handheld computers, a move it hopes will help it win more corporate customers.
IBM In Separate Teamings With Symbol, PalmOne ebizQ
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