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U.S.: Top Figure in Saddam Regime Caught .c The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A top official of Saddam Hussein's former regime was reported under arrest Friday after being taken into custody in the Iraqi capital, the U.S. military said. An announcement at the U.S. Army's V Corps headquarters said Misbas Qadr Hadi, a member of Saddam's Revolutionary Command Council and a top Baath Party leader, was captured Thursday in the area of Baghdad controlled by the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division.

TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) - U.S. soldiers raided a dozen buildings in Saddam Hussein's hometown Friday, killing one Iraqi and detaining about 20. U.S. officials also announced the capture in Baghdad of one of Saddam's most trusted aides. The aide, Mizban Khadr Hadi, was a member of Iraq's Revolutionary Command Council and had been an adviser to Saddam since the early 1980s. Captured Thursday, Hadi was ranked No. 41 on the U.S. most-wanted list of 55 regime leaders. Even with President Bush declaring an end to "major combat operations," the raid in Tikrit was the latest of many signs that daunting...