By The Associated Press BAGHDAD - The former deputy in Saddam Hussein's government was hanged before dawn today for the killings of 148 Shiites, an official with the prime minister's office said.

By ED HARRIS SADDAM HUSSEIN'S former vice president was hanged before dawn in Baghdad today on the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Saddam Hussein's former deputy was hanged before dawn today for the killings of 148 Shiites, an official with the prime minister's office said.

By Kim Gamel Associated Press BAGHDAD -- The former deputy in Saddam Hussein's government was hanged before dawn today for the killings of 148 Shiites, an official with the prime minister's office said, despite appeals from international human rights groups.

By Kim Gamel THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD -- The former deputy in Saddam Hussein's government was hanged before dawn today for the killings of 148 Shiites, an official with the Prime Minister's Office said.