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    Two Saddam Aides Hanged; Iraq's New Security Plan

    In Iraq today, the government says that all legal requirements were adhered to in what was another grisly execution. But the head of Saddam Hussein's half-brother was accidentally severed from his body when he was hanged for the same crimes as Saddam.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Iraq today, the government says that all legal requirements were adhered to in what was another grisly execution. But the head of Saddam Hussein's half-brother was accidentally severed from his body when he was hanged for the same crimes as Saddam. Meantime, Iraq's Sunni minority is angry over the President's increase of American troops, as Borzou Daragahi reports in the Los Angeles Times.

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    3. 43:22Dr. King's Peaceful Protests a Lesson for Others
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      Warren Olney

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      Dan Konecky

      Producer, To the Point

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      Borzou Daragahi

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    1 of 3
    Affirmative Action and Racial Balance in Public Schools
    1. 1:36Two Saddam Aides Hanged; Iraq's New Security PlanYou’re reading this
    2. 7:45Racial Balance in Public Schools
    3. 43:22Dr. King's Peaceful Protests a Lesson for Others
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