Extra, Extra - Saddam Will Be Hanged on Sunday

- Saddam's days are numbered, will be hanged on Sunday - MSNBC

- The man who pardoned the most unpopular president of the late 20th century, bit his tongue about hating on Dubya - WaPo

- My name is Gina Elise and I am a 24-year old UCLA graduate. I would like you to consider covering my 2007 "Pin-Ups for Vets Calendar" on your blog... PinUps for Vets

- OC Sheriff demotes 21-year veteran because he ran against him in the election - LA Times

- Buy this house in Palmdale, get a car for free - CurbedLA

- Another reason we're happy not to have an NFL team in LA - NFL Kickers. "then Jeff Reed did what any of us would have done: he stood in front of a mirror, pushed his pants down, and took a picture of the top of his junk." - Socialite Life

- Singaporean blogger mrbrown made the coolest eChristmas card - furry fish

- Long list of Major League Baseball people who died this year - MLB

- Frisco Fire makes Gyllenhaals Flee - Defamer

- California working on 1500 Megawatt wind project - Treehugger

- Might be a good time to back up your Gmail or better yet, update your Firefox browser - TechCrunch

- JD Drew and the Boston Red Sox are having troubles signing the injury-prone outfielder - Boston Globe

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