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Saddam Admits Approving Death Sentences

NPR | By Jamie Tarabay
Published April 5, 2006 at 6:00 AM EDT
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussien argues with prosecutors while testifying during his trial in Baghdad on Wednesday.
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Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussien argues with prosecutors while testifying during his trial in Baghdad on Wednesday.

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After reporting from Iraq for two years as NPR's Baghdad Bureau Chief, Jamie Tarabay is now embarking on a two year project reporting on America's Muslims. The coverage will take in the country's approx 6 million Muslims, of different ethnic, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and the issues facing their daily lives as Americans.
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