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Iraqis snap up property Families, factions move into regime's buildings or boot out Palestinians 05/03/2003 By TOD ROBBERSON / The Dallas Morning News BAGHDAD, Iraq – Available now, rent-free: four-bedroom, four-bathroom apartment, Tigris riverfront with view of presidential palace, some minor door lock repairs necessary. Inquire within. Perhaps not since Americans settled public lands using the Homestead Act of 1862 has the world witnessed the transfer of so much real estate to so many people in such a short amount of time as in the three weeks since the fall of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's government. Across Baghdad and the...

US firm is hired to purge schools of Saddam's doctrine By David Usborne in New York 22 April 2003 The United States is taking the first steps towards rebuilding Iraq's creaking and highly politicised school system with a view to excising the image and doctrines of Saddam Hussein from classrooms. A private company based in Washington DC, Creative Associates International, is preparing to deploy teams of education experts throughout the country after winning an initial contract from the US government. Its task is to prepare Iraqi primary and secondary schools for the new year starting in October. The contract, which...