Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein started his defense this week by labeling the court a ?comedy.? In Mr. Hussein`s first visit to the stand to testify, he called out support for the terrorist insurgency besieging his country`s people and denounced Coalition efforts to bring democracy to Iraq as an "American-Zionist" conspiracy.

The finance chiefs of the world`s most powerful democratic nations on Friday singled out the People`s Republic of China, asking Beijing to pursue more currency exchange rate flexibility to help restore balance in the global economy and in the trade of forex stocks. In their end-of-meeting message, G7 officials cited several risks to a generally sunny global economic outlook.

The official holiday shopping season appears to have gotten off to a lukewarm start, according to results announced Saturday by a national research group that monitors retail sales. Wal-Mart was one bright spot, though.

The loyal staff of Hollywood star and entertainment icon, Brad Pitt, claims that a television producer and cameraman trespassed at his Hollywood Hills home recently while the actor and his family were away. The paparazzi pair was from E! Networks, parking their van outside the home on October 20th, 2006 and blatantly ignoring a ?no trespassing? sign.

The Bobcats forward/center Sean May announced over the weekend that his season is over and he intends to rehab his knee and hopes to be a 100% by the time training camp begins in the summer. May was picked 13th in last year?s NBA draft, after a stellar season with the North Carolina in which he won the NCAA title.

David Jones will install and troubleshoot Network South`s telephone systems and data networks. A New York City native and Raleigh resident, Jones has more than seven years of experience in the telecommunications industry and previously served in the U.S. military.

People say that you can find everything you want on eBay. The online auctions web giant has millions of active auctions featured all the time and it is said that people can offer and buy anything.

There is a lot of excitement in the air for the people of Houston Texas and it has to do with than just the All Star game taking place later today. Newspapers all over the country have been reporting that the Rockets are in the mix for retaining the services of who was once pegged to be the future of the franchise ? Steve Francis.

Tickets for a concert that is being planned in Princess Diana?s memory by her two sons were sold out within a few minutes after they were offered for sale on the internet.

Michael Schumacher hoped that the Canadian GP will be his chance to close the gap on Fernando Alonso, but the Spanish driver pulled away for another easy victory and this year`s Canadian GP was not Schumacher`s seventh win.

As Pakistan rounds up more Al Qaeda operatives in its cities, hundreds of Uzbek fighters remain in the tribal hills.

This summer, downtempo artist Glideascope will play a series of chill-out live sets. This will culminate in a huge party at Pacha, celebrating 10 years of publishing in Ibiza for DJ Magazine, the leading journal for dance music followers.

There are several things that entertainment fans need to know before they start to bet online, and most of them have to deal with where to bet.

Bringing your business online is one of the best ways to expand quickly. There is nothing like a website and a bit of advertising to get your products out of the warehouse and into customer`s homes. This is precisely what one computer company has recently done, and it is helping to expand their market base.

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