Another of Bush's miserable failures ocurred today.
Iraq's Governing Council Signs Interim ConstitutionIraq's Governing Council signed a landmark interim constitution on Monday, creating a 13-article bill of rights, setting up an outline for the parliament and presidency and enshrining Islam as one of the bases of law.
Before an audience of prominent Iraqi and American civilian and military officials, including the top administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer (search), the 25 council members signed with commemorative pens the document on an antique desk once owned by King Faisal I, Iraq's first monarch.
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Holding a rifle in one hand, Saddam Hussein fired 140 shots during a five-hour military parade held to show solidarity with the Palestinian Intifada.