--- Mowaffaq Al-Rubaie says that Saddam Hussein will be tried in Iraq by an Iraqi court. Mowaffaq, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council, denies reports that the prisoner has been taken out of Baghdad. {Link without Title}
Stephen Kenny, the first civilian lawyer to visit any of the former Afghan war suspects in Guantanamo Bay , describes it as a physical and moral black hole. He says prisoners are not treated equally and that there is a pecking order with Americans being treated best. (In fact there are no Americans being held at Guantanamo Bay.) [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=4012139
, killing 10 and wounding 15. Initially believed to be caused by a bomb, officials later conclude that a traffic accident was responsible. {Link without Title}
Former Governor Of IllinoisGeorge H. Ryan is indicted on corruption charges for receiving payoffs, gifts and vacations in return for government contracts and leases while he served as the Governor and Secretary of State of Illinois . {Link without Title}
Governor Of ConnecticutJohn G. Rowland announces that he will not resign, despite allegations of corruption involving the receipt of free modifications to a vacation cottage, and the indictments of several of his top aides. {Link without Title}