SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED BY AMERICAN FORCES
Saddam Hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity in the 1982 killings of 148 people, and sentenced to death by an Iraqi High Tribunal on November 5, 2006. He is shown during a briefing at the Iraqi Forum in Baghdad, December 14, 2003. (UPI Photo/Files)
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UPI Almanac for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013.
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A U.N. resolution that's part of a Russia-U.S. plan for Syria to give up its chemical weapons was stalled by quarrels over what it includes, officials say.
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U.S. officials are willing to talk to Iran if signals by Iran's new leader truly indicate a desire to reach out to the West, the Obama administration said.
UPI Almanac for Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, battling with an al-Qaida insurgency and political unrest, is scheduled to visit Washington this month to activate a defense cooperation agreement and push for stepped-up arms sales, including Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.
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