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Updated: 05:01 p.m. EST (2201 GMT) April 4, 2003

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

U.S. troops take cover behind a Bradley fighting vehicle in southern Baghdad on Friday.

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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Saddam's address
• Satellite images: Baghdad sites | Baghdad Airport
• Maps: War to date | War Tracker | Gallery: War photos

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• Pentagon: Iraqi TV 'sporadic,' but operational

• Saddam on TV: 'Hit them hard' |

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• Marines look to feet to find Fedayeen

• Iraqi info minister vows 'martyrdom operations'

• Docs: Rescued POW not stabbed, shot |

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• France, Germany, Russia: U.N. key in rebuilding

• Soldier in Afghanistan re-elected as alderman

• Basra complex found bulging with food

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• Walter Rodgers: Aiding a wounded Iraqi
• Rym Brahimi: Baghdad clueless about airport

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Injured Iraqi gets first aid from U.S. troops and CNN crew.

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IMPACT

Bush-bashing booed
Fans walk after Pearl Jam singer's anti-Bush statement

	• Docs: Rescued POW not stabbed, shot • U.S. journalist killed covering war • Students injured on way to Disney World		• Post-Djindijc roundup nets 7,000 • WHO: SARS in China 'linked to STD' • Cuba says ferry hijacking is over
	• Internet radio sides reach royalty deal • Students sued over alleged file-swapping		• Vin Diesel can't drive 'A Man Apart' • Showbuzz: 'Rings' star Liv Tyler marries
	• White House limits Easter egg roll • House, Senate approve war funds		• Captured Al Qaeda leader naming names • Key terror trial witness pleads guilty
	• Senator: CDC should focus on U.S. SARS • CDC: Bug spraying doesn't harm humans		• Europe unveils new moon-orbiting craft • 'Disturbing' details about new L.A. fault
	• Pittsburgh recruits cabbie ambassadors • 100 years of Boston's Gardner Museum		• Harvard Law School gets 1st female dean • College rejection letters tough on parents
	• SI.com's Fish: FSU gambling questions mount • Smith, West win AP awards		• War flusters stocks • Alcoa's 1Q rises

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