04/10/2002
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"I firmly believe the world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power."
"Edward Meacham Yarbrough, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee for the term of four years vice James K. Vines, resigned."
"Those who believe that the battle in Iraq is lost will likely point to the unsatisfactory performance on some of the political benchmarks."
"All of these efforts... are designed to set the conditions for U.S. troops to begin coming home."