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Updated: 03:19 p.m. EST (2019 GMT) April 4, 2003
 
Saddam on Iraqi TV; U.S.: Airport secured

Saddam on Iraqi TV; U.S.: Airport secured

• Address refers to incident that occurred since war began; videotape shows him visiting troops, civilians in Baghdad
• Baghdad airport under allied control, CNN's Walter Rodgers says unit he's with "under constant fire"
• Washington Post columnist Michael Kelly first American journalist dead in Iraq
• Explosions, anti-aircraft fire in Baghdad late Friday night

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