That day seemed to come even closer at the weekend when, following a meeting between Mr Hussein and his senior officials, Iraq announced that it would not abide by any new UN resolution.
There was, however, disappointment for a host of big names, including Nick Dougherty, Scott Drummond, Paul Lawrie, Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood, as they all missed the weekend cut at even par.
It might alternately be the even more mysterious SCH-i415, which just showed up at the FCC this weekend and could be a world-roaming sequel to the Stratosphere (SCH-i405) with CDMA, LTE and GSM all rolled into one.
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Even after the story broke over the weekend, Ritter continued to lash out at the Bush administration as he prepared to fly to Baghdad.
Smith said he hoped to be involved in the near future even if United boss Sir Alex Ferguson decided against including him on the bench at the weekend.
Rugby is a confidence game, so getting the first win against Australia at the weekend would be a big boost for the team and make the unit even stronger.
As nicely detailed in the New York Times this past weekend, they noticed even infants know how to swipe at screens (ah, the remarkable talent of the late Steve Jobs to be able to make technology that intuitive).
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For example, a high school football player who takes part in a team hazing ritual could be penalized, even if the action occurred at someone's house on a weekend.
Even if you look at the Washington Post more recently: one weekend they did a piece on a white family in Virginia that was having exactly the same problem as an African-American family in Maryland, here in D.
Even the U.S. squad, being chosen this weekend at trials in San Jose, Calif.
He was in the Glencoe area at the weekend and said that during winter in Scotland, even experienced climbers can be "caught out".
Even his political godfather, Yoshiro Mori, a former prime minister, seemed at the weekend to give up on Mr Abe.
The Premiership may be fierce but they have demonstrated in Europe that they have fantastic ability - even if I would not be surprised to see them lose at Old Trafford at the weekend.
While he can be justifiably proud of becoming United's most enduring manager, of even greater interest to him this weekend will be celebrating it with the right result at Chelsea.
Even when Money handed a debut to new signing Bertrand Bossu in goal at Chester last weekend, the Frenchman was not beaten.
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And even though they bowed out of the FA Trophy last weekend with a 4-1 defeat at Chippenham Town, Smith believes that was very much down to cup fever.
His one-time friend and now political enemy Gianfranco Fini called on him to resign at the weekend, saying "the government must understand that it is not credible, even if it wins in parliament by a vote, because with a majority of one vote you can survive but you can't govern".
Even if they are pulled out this weekend with great fanfare perhaps as part of a deal struck at the summit it is reasonable to assume that Iraqi forces and equipment will be better prepared for action than they would have been had the Soviets departed five weeks before.
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Even if they are pulled out this weekend with great fanfare -- perhaps as part of a deal struck at the summit -- it is reasonable to assume that Iraqi forces and equipment will be better prepared for action than they would have been had the Soviets departed five weeks before.
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The NRA, one of the most powerful lobbies in U.S. politics, has made no secret of its anger at Democrats' efforts to enact even modest gun-control laws and said Thursday the TV ads would begin running this weekend and continue through the Democratic convention in Los Angeles next week.
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