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Milestone: Bush
It is an important milestone on Iraq’s course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain, and defend itself.
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Blasts kills 72
In what looked like a swift response by Sunni insurgents loyal to Saddam, car bombs killed 72 persons in a Shi'ite town, the sort of sectarian attack that has pitched Iraq towards civil war since US troops broke Saddam's iron grip.
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‘Calm till the last’
Baghdad:
A calm and subdued Saddam Hussein was brought shackled into a hall early today morning in Baghdad before a noose was placed around his neck and a guard pulled a lever that swiftly ended his life and a huge chapter of Iraq's history. |
India disappointed
New
Delhi: India expressed “disappointment” and dubbed the event as “unfortunate”. Mr Pranab Mukherjee articulated India’s reaction in these sentences: “We had already expressed the hope that the execution would not be carried out. We are disappointed that it has been.” |
Left fumes, warns; others join in
New Delhi, December 30
Political parties, especially the Left, today strongly condemned the execution of former Iraq president Saddam Hussein.
Activists of the All-India Muslim Youth Unity Committee protest against the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in New Delhi on Saturday. — PTI
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Noida: Five cops suspended
Noida, December 30
Mohinder Singh Pandher, a factory owner from whose house 15 skulls were recovered yesterday, has emerged as the main suspect in the gruesome serial killing of several children by his servant after both of them had sexually abused them.
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Sop Story
Distilleries set back govt by Rs 250 cr
Chandigarh, December 30
It may hit you like a strong drink, but the high-spirited Punjab Government has granted excise duty exemptions and other benefits to distilleries and breweries coming up in the state in violation of the Punjab Excise Act.
No surprises
in SAD’s first list
Chandigarh, December 30
Taking a lead over the Congress, SAD president Parkash Singh Badal today announced the list of 62 candidates for the Punjab Assembly elections scheduled to be held on February 13.
Keeping his faith, by and large, in his old associates, Mr Badal renominated them to fight the electoral battle.
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2006 — a year
of Bush’s many disasters
As 2006 draws to a close President George W. Bush finds himself surrounded by the consequences of his disastrous foreign policy.
Mr Bush, who in his State of the Union
address to the U.S.
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Every
Saturday
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Saddam may hang any time
December 30, 2006
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Buddha bends on Singur
December 29, 2006
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NDA backs Mamata, seeks help of President
December 28, 2006
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Saddam loses appeal
December 27, 2006
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Lalu
for Rahul; Nitish backs Atal
December
26, 2006
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Defiant,
Iran to enrich uranium
December
25, 2006
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Manmohan Singh bytes, Mulayam bytes back
December
24, 2006
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Protect witnesses: Bala
December
23, 2006
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N-deal concerns remain: PM
December
22, 2006
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Life
term for Manu
December
21, 2006
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