Comedic chronicler of Iraqi condition meets sad fate
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BAGHDAD -- For the past three years, Walid Hassan had an impossible task. He had to make war-weary Iraqis laugh. Week after week, the comedian and broadcaster found inspiration in the turmoil and bloodletting. On his weekend television show, "Caricature," he poked fun at the poor security, the long gas lines, the electricity blackouts, and the ineffective politicians.
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The two heroes may be losers, but Sideways is not. It finds hilarity in life's large and little disasters
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A U.S. Army medic jailed for desertion after refusing to return to Iraq is on a mission to tell young Americans about the grim realities of war before they join the military.
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Having sought to portray a lighter side to  Nazi concentration camps, Italian actor-director Roberto  Benigni is now looking for laughs in wartime Iraq.
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Asked to express their opinions about the war in Iraq, the mostly unidentified subjects of this documentary polemic are only too happy to make fools of themselves.
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David O. Russell's high-wire comedy captures liberal-left despair with astonishingly good humor: it's "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the screwball set.
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A correspondent wounded in Baghdad assesses HBO's look at the ER where he was treated
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A soldier who survived the blast at a U.S. military mess tent in Mosul gave his account of the chaotic moments after the attack.
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A spate of plays are examining both the political and human costs of the war in Iraq
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A U.S. soldier who served in Iraq was so moved by the story of Youssif he had to do something.
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It's not easy to find romance in a conservative Muslim country torn by war. Here's how some young Iraqis are trying
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A close friend of the latest soldier killed in action in Iraq spoke today of the family&#39;s shock and devastation at the news of his death.
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In Iraq, a birth worth blogging about.
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As the political establishment chuckles over his recent gaffes, the surging underdog candidate hopes to have the last laugh
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A woman concocted a heartbreaking story of how her soldier husband died a hero in Iraq &#151; and then admitted the story was all a hoax.
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For some Americans, weary of war in Iraq and uncertain about the future, the race horse Barbaro's fight for life was a welcome tale of hope in the face of adversity.
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Jo Tatchell: Iraq: Soldiers. Brutality. War. Futility. Secrets. The images of the dusty, war-torn land are all too familiar.