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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging early Saturday morning. Few Iraqis will shed any tears for him, or for his half-brother, who was executed a few minutes a

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. and Iraqi troops have cleared a small city in Iraq of residents and erected a 12-foot high dirt wall.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The agency that would process millions of applications from new guest workers under immigration reform proposals is crippled by antiquated technology.

BAGHDAD, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Reports from Baghdad citing U.S. officials say that Saddam's execution could take place within the next few days, if true, the timing could not be worse.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An influential left-of-center think tank says Democrats should demand new Congressional authorization before any additional U.S. troops are sent to Iraq.

GROTON, Conn., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- General Dynamics' Electric Boat subsidiary received major submarine contracts this week.

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The United States is moving a system for detecting weapons of mass destruction to a Web-based portal. The new portal can be used on a laptop as well.

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Senior Russian legislators Friday warned Saddam Hussein's execution could set off civil war in Iraq.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- If the situation in Iraq can be salvaged, it will not be done with troop surges alone or a single all-inclusive strategy applied uniformly across the country, b

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russia's United Nations envoy Friday urged Iran to abide by a U.N. Security Council resolution and halt its illegal uranium enrichment program.

MONTEREY, Calif., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army's top engineer this week called for an improvement in inter-service teamwork.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The Defense Department has created a new office to oversee major service contracts like the $15 billion Halliburton contract in Iraq.

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russia will simulate a 520-day spaceflight to Mars and back with five volunteers next year, an official said Friday.

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russia has ambitious plans to study and explore celestial bodies. For example, the Koronas-Foton spacecraft, due to be launched in 2008, will be packed with ins

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The decision by the New York Stock Exchange to list a medical research company targeted by animal rights protestors on a new electronic market where shares can