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CRAWFORD, Texas, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush Saturday praised former President Gerald Ford as one of the finest public servants the United States has ever known.
World Reacts to Saddam's Execution News Channel 6 Paducah
World reaction to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's execution ranged from joy and vindication to fear and dismay Saturday. U.S. President George W. Bush said Saddam's execution would not halt Iraqi violence, but marked the end of a difficult year.
Saddam Hussein dies on the gallows, exiting the Iraqi stage after a long, brutal reign North County Times
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Clutching a Quran and refusing a hood, Saddam Hussein went to the gallows before sunrise Saturday, executed by vengeful countrymen after a quarter-century of remorseless brutality that killed countless thousands and led Iraq into disastrous wars against the United States and Iran.
La Scala nixes opera featuring Bush, Blair dancing in underwear CBC
An opera production featuring actors depicting U.S. President George W. Bush and other world leaders dancing around in their underwear has been nixed from next summer's lineup at La Scala.
Global Reaction to Saddam's Death Fox 6 News San Diego
Global views range from joy and vindication to fear and dismay, in the wake of Saddam's death by hanging.
Saddam's hanging stirs death penalty controversy Reuters via Yahoo! India News
ROME (Reuters) - For anti-death penalty campaigners, Saddam Hussein's execution by masked hangmen showed the cruelty of capital punishment. For others, it was a fitting end for a man who himself never flinched from sending opponents to die.
World reacts to Saddam's execution UPI
BAGHDAD, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- World reaction to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's execution ranged from joy and vindication to fear and dismay Saturday.
Saddam's hanging stirs death penalty controversy AlertNet
Source: Reuters (Adds EU's justice commissioner, Merkel paragraphs 7-8, 12) By Robin Pomeroy ROME, Dec 30 (Reuters) - For anti-death penalty campaigners, Saddam Hussein's execution by masked hangmen showed the
Italy's La Scala removes Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" from 2007 program International Herald Tribune
La Scala opera house has canceled a production of Bernstein's "Candide" that features a scene with actors dancing in underwear while wearing masks of world leaders including President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
La Scala Cancels Production of Candide Deemed Too Outrageous Playbill Arts
The Teatro alla Scala in Milan has cancelled a production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide planned for next summer because it is "not in line with La Scala's artistic program."

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