NBC Embarrassed by Saddam Court Appearance Thu Jul 1, 5:27 PM ET By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer NEW YORK - NBC's "Today" show was embarrassed Thursday when it aired Katie Couric batting a badminton shuttlecock while its rivals showed the first footage of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s court appearance. "We made a mistake," said executive producer Tom Touchet. "In retrospect, I'd do it completely differently." The first footage of Iraq (news - web sites)'s former leader since his capture by the U.S. seven months ago came into newsrooms shortly after 8:30 a.m. EDT. ABC's "Good Morning America,"...