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Iraqi court issues verdict on one of the multiple concurrent trials of Saddam Hussein. Death, as expected.

US government is paying $90 million of the Iraqi courts' $145 million annual expenses.

The verdict isn't done being written, but the announcement was completely coincidentally made just in time for the Sunday talk shows in the US, and to affect the election tomorrow.

I wish I was evil so I could appreciate this more.

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It's true, there's not a lot of gain in this. There's two ways to look at it, each appealing in its own way: either the Republicans are desperate enough to think this is worth it, or it's simply a coincidence that is awfully easy to spin.

Day 13 of Widespread Violence Watch
(CP) After nearly two weeks, widespread violence has again failed to plague our streets and villages. A prominent official in the Bush administration, speaking on condition of anonymity, predicted that the violence would get here "any day now."