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Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein execution nears - Hussein could face execution within hours. Hussein attorneys are seeking a temporary restraining order in a U.S. court to block the execution. Hussein was convicted of killings in the Iraqi town of Dujail nearly 25 years ago. The execution won't be broadcast live on TV. The scaffolding where Hussein is to be hanged is ready. At the execution site, a judge, a Muslim cleric and a physician must be present according to Iraqi law. Iraqi law bans executions during holidays, and the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha begins on Saturday, leading many to believe the execution could take place before then.

I think that Hussein would never think that he will be hanged one day. It incomprehensible that a powerful dictator like Hussein could one day lose his power and became a prisoner. And, he has to face the court judge on his criminal act of killing many innocent Iraq people. Usually, Iraqi government would broadcast the hanging execution of criminal on TV. But for a special case, the only grace Hussein will get is saving his hanging from being shown on Iraqi TV. It quite sad for the final days of this dictator.

Dead mountain climber is an American photographer Charlie Fowler -The other climber, Christine Boskoff was missing in a mountain in  Southwest of China. The mountain climbers were from Mountain Madness which Christine Boskoff is the owner. The mountain is located in Sichuan province near Tibet. They planned on returning in mid-November and they never came back. The searchers finally found a driver and some monks to find out which mountain they climbed. It suspected that they ran into an avalanche. Boskoff has twice on the summit of Mount Everest. Ten years ago, the founder of Mountain Madness, Scott Fischer died along with seven other people when a storm struck on Mount Everest.

I think that it incredibly that the searchers could find the body of one of the American mountain climbers in China. Even though Boskoff is a top mountain climber but the chance to find her alive is very low. The Mountain Madness has guided hundreds of mountain climbers to climb Mount Everest or mountains in Washington State. Apparently, the search effort is huge because Boskoff is the owner of Mountain Madness. Climbing the high mountains is the enthusiasm those mountain climbers share but they also face the dangerous snow storm or avalanche in highest mountains.

Former president Gerald Ford dies at 93 in Ranco Mirage, CA - Former president took over during depths of Watergate scandal.

Jerry Ford died yesterday. He succeeded Nixon during the Watergate scandal and became the 38^th President of the U.S. One month after Jerry took the office he gave an unconditional pardon to Nixon and let the nation to move on. He understood that he was not an elected president but he asked people to onfirm him with the prayers.?He also led the nation to heal from wound in losing Vietnam War.

 I think that Ford has done many honorable things in his term as the 38^th president. He has decided to pardon Nixon unconditionally. And, the nation could move on after the Watergate scandal. It probably would cost him his next term of president. But years later, most of the Americans approved his decision to pardon Nixon. He is not a self-seeking like the conspiratorial Nixon. He led the Americans recover from the wound of the Vietnam War. He regained the Americans?confidence on its Executive office. As the time will tell, he is a man of highest integrity.

Long lines, short tempers as weather disrupts flights. Denver (Colorado) Airport was shut down for two days due to blizzard. Two thousand flights were canceled. Rental cars?business is getting a high demand due to the flight cancellation. There were a lot of occurrences of Short Temper when many passengers got very frustrated on the long delay. And, some passengers may not to able to make it home for Christmas. Similarly, London Heathrow airport also has long delay due to heavy snow.