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Blogging Baghdad aims to provide a dynamic look at the story behind the story of covering the news in Iraq. Online entries – from text to video blogs – will detail the realities of daily life for ordinary Iraqis, American troops and the media living and working in a 24 hour war zone.

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Saddam alleges that he was beaten in custody

N_aspell_saddamtrial_051221VIDEO: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein charged that he has been beaten and tortured by his American jailers while in custody during his trial on Wednesday in Baghdad. NBC News' Tom Aspell reports.

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