WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on Jan. 16. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. --- BAGHDAD - Many Iraqis consider the decapitation of Saddam Hussein's half brother, Barzan Ibrahim, to be a calculated insult, another act by the Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to humiliate followers of the executed former president and all his fellow Sunni Arabs. --- WASHINGTON - Shackled at the wrists and blinded by special goggles, the first captives from the U.S. war in Afghanistan were ushered to makeshift prison cells thousands of miles from the battle, at the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, five years ago last week. --- WASHINGTON - The government's ability to understand and predict hurricanes, drought and climate change of all kinds is in danger because of deep cuts facing many Earth satellite programs and major delays in launching some of its most important new instruments, a panel of experts has concluded. --- WASHINGTON - When he gives his State of the Union speech to Congress next week, President George W. Bush will list among his goals a balanced budget, a shift for a president who has presided over record deficits while aggressively curbing taxes. ---
