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World Leaders Applaud Saddam's Capture

By Jennifer Ludden, Julie McCarthy

Published December 13, 2003 at 9:00 PM PST

This story was published more than 21 years ago.

U.S. troops capture Saddam Hussein in his hiding place near his hometown of Tikrit. Military officials say a haggard, bearded Saddam was found Saturday in a camouflaged underground chamber near a farmhouse. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spanish Primer Minister Jose Maria Aznar, partners in the U.S.-led coalition force, promise new hope for Iraq. Hear NPR's Julie McCarthy and NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

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Jennifer Ludden

NPR National Correspondent Jennifer Ludden covers economic inequality, exploring systemic disparities in housing, food insecurity and wealth. She seeks to explain the growing gap between socio-economic groups, and government policies to try and change it.

Julie McCarthy

Julie McCarthy has spent most of career traveling the world for NPR. She's covered wars, prime ministers, presidents and paupers. But her favorite stories "are about the common man or woman doing uncommon things," she says.

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