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Saddam Hussein's trial in Baghdad was disrupted when a witness wore a lapel pin with the image of the Kurdish flag instead of Iraq's banner. The flag issue has taken on greater importance in Iraq since Sept. 1. That's when Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraq's Kurdish region, banned the flying of the Iraqi flag at government buildings.

The Federal Reserve meets today and is expected to hold interest rates at their current level. The committee will likely cite falling oil prices and slowing inflation as reasons why rates should stay where they are.

The Department of Homeland Security will award aerospace giant Boeing a contract to provide high-tech methods to catch illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Boeing's "virtual fence" concept includes an estimated 1,800 towers along the border equipped with cameras and motion sensors.

Shari Caudron's book Who Are You People? peers into the lives of folks who are fanatical about singular pursuits. Her subjects range from ice fishing enthusiasts to Josh Groban groupies.

His song cycle Cross That River tells how African Americans helped shape the western frontier. The CD is part of a project that includes a novel, a musical and plans for an educational offering in Harlem schools.

The front porch of New Orleans Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose became an unofficial town hall and community center after Hurricane Katrina. Neighbors congregated to vent, cry and laugh; he likens it to a "24-hour therapy session."

Armed with superglue and transmitters small as a baby's thumbnail, a microtracking pioneer maps every zig and zag of tiny flying things. He wants to know where they go and what they're up to.

Six months ago, Dubai Ports World reached an agreement with Congress to sell its North American operations to a U.S.-based firm within four to six months. Six months later, the company still owns those ports, but says it will sell soon. Democrats say they will make it a campaign issue if a sale isn’t completed before the November elections.

Israeli soldiers returning from fighting in Lebanon describe encountering fierce resistance from Hezbollah fighters. They also say the Hezbollah forces are well organized, and should not be thought of as a "ragtag" guerrilla force.

Voters in Connecticut's Democratic primary are choosing between a three-term senator and a political newcomer. Traditional election-year issues are being eclipsed by the Iraq War. Strategists in both parties are trying to determine how important the war will be for voters in November -- and in 2008.