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BAGHDAD – Saddam Hussein‘s chief lawyer walked out of court Monday shortly after ending a monthlong boycott, but the chief judge immediately appointed other attorneys to defend the former president and the trial went on. Four Kurdish witnesses testified about atrocities committed under Saddam’s regime, involving alleged chemical attacks against …

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for registered sex offender Joseph Edward Duncan III for the abduction of two children last year, the U.S. Attorney’s office said Tuesday. Jean McNeil, spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Tom Moss in Boise, said prosecutors have received permission from the …

MIAMI – Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly and turned north Sunday in the Atlantic, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland. At 11 a.m. EDT, Isaac had top sustained winds near 80 mph, up from 75 mph on Saturday, when it became the fifth hurricane of …