Cuddle Up With These

Saddam may be in hiding, but he's still a hot item on the streets of Baghdad, where people are snapping up the Dancing Saddam doll. Clad in full military garb, it shakes its booty while a high-pitched electronic voice sings what sounds like "I want to kiss kiss kiss where the sun don't shine." Sorry, Christmas shoppers, it's not available in the U.S. But plenty of other real-life political dolls are, from President Bush (in his flight jacket) to comedian Dennis Miller. They don't dance, but they do spout some of their most famous lines.

--By Nadia Mustafa and Lisa McLaughlin...

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