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• Elusive weapons
  The Bush administration remains confident that weapons of mass destruction will be found in Iraq. The U.S. military plans to greatly expand its search but hasn't accepted an offer to send United Nations inspections teams back to Iraq.April 23, 2003
• NPR's Tom Gjelten on Iraq
  Another top aide to Saddam Hussein on the U.S. most-wanted list has been taken into custody, the U.S. Central Command said Friday. In Baghdad, thousands protested the U.S. military presence in Iraq, while the head of the Iraqi opposition predicted an interim government would be running the country within weeks.April 21, 2003
• Return to the peace process
  Now that the Bush administration has declared the war in Iraq over, the U.S. is facing pressure to restart the stalled Middle East peace talks.April 21, 2003
• The war in Iraq
  Just a month ago, we were waiting for the other shoe to drop. It was clear there would be a war, but when would it start? And when would it end? Now that the war is winding down, we take a look at Minnesotans' impressions of the war in Iraq.April 18, 2003
• Responding to cleric's call, Baghdad residents protest U.S. troops
  Thousands of Iraqis demonstrated against the U.S. occupation of Iraq on Friday, the second Muslim day of prayer since the regime's collapse. In the center of the city, the Ministry of Information was in flames, apparently ignited by looters. Soldiers surrounded the 10-story building as looters tried to carry away a few last prizes.April 18, 2003
• Looking for weapons of mass destruction
  The search is on in Iraq for weapons of mass destruction. Finding more evidence of a chemical and biological weapons program in Iraq would help eliminate UN sanctions as well as provide political cover for the Bush administration.April 18, 2003
• Coleman says Bush has done 'incredible job' on foreign policy
  Lumping Syria into a category of "destabilizing forces" in the Middle East, Sen. Norm Coleman said Tuesday that President Bush has properly demanded that the country stop harboring members of Saddam Hussein's regime or face sanctions.April 15, 2003
• Administration threatens Syria with sanctions, alleges it harbors Iraqis, sponsors terror
  Live, updated news on the war in Iraq. Then, the Bush administration is sharpening its rhetoric against Syria, demanding it stop sponsoring terrorism and harboring remnants of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime or face diplomatic or economic sanctions. A discussion on the current situation in Syria.April 15, 2003
• Arab concern about the future of Iraq
  On Friday, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister will convene a meeting to discuss the impact of the regime change in Iraq and what that means for the region. Arab leaders have been at least skeptical of America's stated aim to bring democracy to a place that never has experienced it.April 15, 2003
• Pentagon says combat in Iraq is 'essentially over'
  Iraqi fighters have not mounted "a coherent defense" and major combat there is essentially over, an Army major general said Monday.April 14, 2003
• Syria: no weapons of mass destruction in the country
  U.S. troops backed by aircraft poured into Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit and fought pockets of hard-core defenders Monday. The presidential palace was seized without a fight and the city center was under U.S. control, the military said. Meanwhile, the Syrian government denied charges by U.S. officials that Syria has weapons of mass destruction and is sheltering Iraqi leaders. British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Syria wasn't the next coalition target but it has questions to answer.April 14, 2003
• Joy for families of rescued POWs
  Just two days after Fort Bliss mourned nine soldiers from the 507th Maintenance Company, "great rejoicing" began with word that five other members of the unit who were taken prisoner in Iraq are now free.April 14, 2003
• Bush administration increases pressure on Syria
  The Bush administration stepped up its criticism of Syria on Monday, saying Damascus must not harbor fleeing Iraqi leaders nor advance its chemical weapons capabilities. "We believe in light of this new environment, they should review their actions and their behavior," said Secretary of State Colin Powell.April 14, 2003
• Trying transition
  The U.S. is sending an envoy to work with Iraqi opposition groups to begin to set up a government. The envoy, Zalmy Khalilzad, was a key figure in bringing together factions in Kabul, Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. The Bush administration hopes to stick to its estimates of withdrawing troops within six months.April 14, 2003
• After open-ended imprisonment, Somalis are finally freed
  The Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has released three Somalis who were being held in indefinite detention in the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Rush City. A federal district judge in Minnesota ordered the release. He cited a 2001 Supreme Court ruling that found the indefinite detention of aliens is unconstitutional.April 13, 2003

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