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U.S. Forces Set to Destroy Saddam's Homes: "U.S. authorities on Wednesday prepared to demolish Saddam Hussein's five palatial homes in the village where he was born, having stripped them of expensive marbles, tiles and valuable furniture. (AP)"

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Blair faces round two with release of report on Iraq weapons expert: "British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced the second round in a battle for his future, with the release of a judicial report into the suicide of weapons expert David Kelly. (AFP)"

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Suicide Bomb in Baghdad Kills Two, Wounds Several: "A suicide bomber blew up a car packedwith more than 180 kg of explosives outside a hotel in BaghdadWednesday, killing two Iraqis, wounding several others andripping the front off the three-story building. (Reuters)"

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U.S. forces set to destroy Saddam's homes: "U.S. authorities on Wednesday prepared to demolish Saddam Hussein's five palatial homes in the village where he was born, having stripped them of expensive marbles, tiles and valuable furniture."

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At least 8 Palestinians killed in Gaza: "At least eight Palestinians were killed Wednesday during some of the fiercest fighting in Gaza in months, complicating efforts by visiting American envoys to revive peace talks."

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Gaza fighting kills eight Palestinians: "At least eight Palestinians were killed Wednesday in fierce fighting with Israeli troops in Gaza City, a Palestinian hospital official said."

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War in Iraq: Not a Humanitarian Intervention: ""At a time of renewed interest in humanitarian intervention, the Iraq war and the effort to justify it even in part in humanitarian terms risk giving humanitarian intervention a bad name. If that breeds cynicism about the use of military force for humanitarian purposes, it could be devastating for people in need of future rescue." In an opening essay introducing Human Rights Watch's Annual Report on worldwide human rights developments in 2003, HRW Executive Director Ken Roth provides an incisive critique of US rhetoric and reasoning about Iraq."

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Baghdad Hotel Car Bomb Kills 4, Wounds 17: "A car bomb exploded in front of a hotel used by Westerners in central Baghdad on Wednesday, partially destroying the three-story building and killing at least four people, officials said. A receptionist at the hotel said one of the dead was South African. (AP)"

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Four Die in Baghdad As U.N. Team Arrives: "A car bomb exploded Wednesday in front of a hotel frequented by Westerners, killing at least four people, witnesses and coalition officials said. The blast occurred one day after six U.S. soldiers were killed in a pair of roadside bombings. (AP)"

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Arab prisoners in Israel pack their bags: "An Israeli forensics team flew to Germany Wednesday in last-minute preparations for a prisoner swap with the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah, while a few dozen Arab prisoners held in Israel were packing their bags ahead of their release."

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Four die in Baghdad as U.N. team arrives: "A car bomb exploded Wednesday in front of a hotel frequented by Westerners, killing at least four people, witnesses and coalition officials said. The blast occurred one day after six U.S. soldiers were killed in a pair of roadside bombings."

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Four killed in hotel car bomb attack: "A car bomb has exploded in front of a hotel used by westerners in central Baghdad, killing at least four people including a South African."

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Hopeful Egyptians Hoard 'Bremer Dinars': "Millions of new Iraqi dinars are quietly making their way into Egypt and, despite warnings, people in all walks of life are buying them up on the black market with hopes of cashing in on a future boom in the Iraqi economy. (AP)"

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Nine Palestinians die in Gaza fighting: "Nine Palestinians were killed Wednesday in fierce fighting with Israeli troops in Gaza City, a Palestinian hospital official said."

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Hopeful Egyptians hoard 'Bremer dinars': "Millions of new Iraqi dinars are quietly making their way into Egypt and, despite warnings, people in all walks of life are buying them up on the black market with hopes of cashing in on a future boom in the Iraqi economy."

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Baghdad hotel car bomb kills 4, wounds 17: "A car bomb exploded in front of a hotel used by Westerners in central Baghdad on Wednesday, partially destroying the three-story building and killing at least four people including a South African, officials said."

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Kay to Testify About Iraqi WMD Search: "Senators want to speak with the former top U.S. weapons inspector who said he couldn't find evidence that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, a primary justification by President Bush for the war in Iraq. (AP)"

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