Shadow of Saddam hangs over Iraq polls (AFP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100305/wl_mideast_afp/iraqvotebaath"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100305/capt.photo_1267810182275-1-0.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=qIqN6KweQwI_xYU9eR.Ppg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Saddam Hussein was executed more than three years ago but the dictator's shadow hangs over Iraq's election, with hundreds of candidates barred over alleged links to his outlawed Baath Party. At the centre of it all is Ali al-Lami, executive director of the Justice and Accountability Committee which has barred around 500 candidates from the polls. Controversially, he himself is running in the poll.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Saddam Hussein was executed more than three years ago but the dictator's shadow hangs over Iraq's election, with hundreds of candidates barred over alleged links to his outlawed Baath Party.</p><br clear="all"/>

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