Baghdad siege as troops seize Saddam palaces and strike leadership target
American forces and tanks advance on Baghdad seizing two Saddam palaces and bombing a building believed to house Saddam Hussein and aides. A B 1B bomber hit the leadership target while reports say Saddam and his sons may have been present. Iraqi troops flee, with heavy casualties reported and captives gathered at the New Presidential Palace.
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U.S. Soldier Marks Saddam Palace With Message
A U.S. soldier scribbled U S A was here on a table inside a Saddam Hussein presidential palace on Monday during operations. The discovery underscores ongoing patrols in the area and adds a human moment amid the conflict.
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Davenport Marine Sgt. Korthaus laid to rest in snow
In Davenport a funeral procession of more than 200 vehicles carried Marine Reserve Sgt. Bradley Korthaus through a spring snowstorm to Rock Island Arsenal’s national cemetery for burial with full military honors. The 28 year old from Davenport drowned March 24 in southeast Iraq while crossing a canal and was honored by family and friends as devoted to country and friends.
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U.S. Tanks Roll Through Downtown Baghdad in Offensive
U S forces push through central Baghdad as Marines advance across a damaged bridge. Iraqi toll ranges from 600 to 1000, with four soldiers and two journalists killed among allied casualties. Interims government planned. chemical samples sent for testing. Inside a palace, discovery details outlined.
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Peace Camp residents endure extreme cold on campus
At the University of Iowa Peace Camp on the Pentacrest two students Seth Weese and Cianan Russell huddled in sleeping bags as a 19 degree wind chill slid through tents. The camp, started in late March, aims to spark dialogue about the Iraq war with 6 to 25 participants nightly.
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Mother rescues family as Iowa fire claims girl
Reed Grahlman Vickie, 32, saved two daughters Kylie 9 and Ida Mae 3 and husband in a Cedar Rapids home blaze. She reentered the flames seeking 6-year-old Jaymie Grahlman, found later in a bathtub, but the child died at University Hospitals Iowa City.
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