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Article: New Chief Judge Named in Saddam Trial
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- January 24, 2006
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HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
01-24-2006
Dateline: BAGHDAD, Iraq
The interior of the courtroom that has been trying former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is seen in this Dec. 27, 2005, photo. Members of Saddam Hussein's toppled regime, even several in custody, may give testimony when the war crimes trial against the former Iraq president and seven co-defendants resumes this week, a U.S. official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)
One day before Saddam Hussein's trial resumes, court officials named a new chief judge Monday and ousted another jurist off the five-member panel trying the former Iraqi leader.
The changes raised new questions about the fairness of the ...