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Alleged Saddam Statement Urges Iraqis to 'Exhaust Enemy'

In a statement read by Iraq's information minister, Saddam Hussein urges the Iraqi people to resist U.S. and British forces. U.S. officials say it is still unclear whether the Iraqi president is still alive, but add that Saddam is "no longer really a factor in this war." Hear NPR News.

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