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Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that Saddam Hussein had "long-established ties" with al Qaida

Bush backs Cheney on assertion linking Hussein, Al Qaeda

President Bush yesterday defended Vice President Dick Cheney's assertion this week that Saddam Hussein had longstanding ties with Al Qaeda, even as critics charged that the White House had no new proof of a connection. At a news conference with Afghan president Hamid Karzai, Bush stood by his vice president, saying Hussein ''had ties to terrorist organizations," though he did not specifically mention Al Qaeda.

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