From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

The Lost Secrets of Saddam Hussein.

Hello again, I'm Wormon-Aulney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

The daily look at the issues, Americans care about most.

There's still controversy over Saddam Hussein's execution,

but the consequences of his death go beyond disputes about the way he was killed.

Billions of dollars are missing, mass graves are still uncovered,

and countless victims will never see a murderer held to account.

On to the point, we'll look at the history of atrocities and the mysteries that Saddam

took to his grave.

How much help did he get from Western governments and business?

Will Iraq's current leaders pursue those questions or let them go unanswered?

On reporter's notebook later on, religious diversity on Capitol Hill. First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and

Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Poet. Saddam Hussein has gone to his grave. What secrets died with him? On To the poet, we'll hear about the ongoing search for mass graves, big money, and the degree of Western support for Saddam's war with Iran and the ignoring atrocities against his own people.

On reporter's notebook with a Muslim and two Buddhists, the next Congress will be the most religiously diverse in history.

First, this news update. In today's Wall Street Journal, a column under the byline of George W. Bush,

reminds readers that his presidency still has two years to go.

He calls on Democrats in Congress to deal with what he calls complex problems that many don't expect us to tackle. Today in the White House Rose Garden, he

repeated his promise of a balanced budget by 2012. His budget will restrain spending while setting

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