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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Baathists

Baathists stories: 3 news summaries

 Iraq Bans School Trips 
 to Saddam's Grave 

Group visits banned after schoolgirls filmed singing Saddam's praises

Jul 8, 09 5:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq has banned school groups and all other organized visits to Saddam Hussein's grave after video emerged of a group of schoolgirls singing his praises, the BBC reports. The executed dictator is buried in his home village near Tikrit, and the site is still a place of pilgrimage for loyalists.... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Tikrit • Baathists

 Iraq Officials Busted 
 in Coup Plot 

Generals, old regime members arrested in Ministry of Interior sweep

Dec 18, 08 3:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Iraq has arrested up to 35 Ministry of the Interior officials over the last three days for their part in a plot to revive Saddam Hussein's Baath party, the New York Times reports. Some being held were in the early stages of planning a coup, say officials. Four generals were... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq government • Baathists • Baath Party • Iraq Army • coup d'etat

Shiites Shout Down Iraqi Law

Bill to let Baathists
in government gets shelved after uproar; Bush calls law vital

Nov 25, 07 8:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Iraqi lawmakers shouted down a bill today that would let members of Saddam's Baath party return to public posts, AFP reports. Shiite lawmakers heckled the first reading of the measure, which Bush has touted as a benchmark of Iraqi progress. Now the bill goes to a legal body for changes,... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • Iraq parliament • Baathists • Baath Party

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