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• Rebuilding Iraq
  President Bush and top war ally British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged Thursday to keep their forces in Iraq however long it takes to overthrow Saddam Hussein. They also agreed on a role for the United Nations in a postwar Iraq. "We have one objective in mind - victory," Bush said. Joining in, Blair said the coalition's agenda is "not set by time, it's set by the nature of the job."March 27, 2003
• Special coverage of the war in Iraq
  Coalition aircraft pounded a convoy of Iraqi tanks and armored vehicles streaming out of the besieged southern city of Basra late Wednesday, British military sources said. Coverage of the war in Iraq.March 27, 2003
• Protests for peace
  What can you do to stop a war that's already underway? Anti-war protests continue around the world. A look at the peace movement.March 27, 2003
• Canada-U.S. tension over the war
  President Bush may not go ahead with a scheduled state visit to Canada in part because of escalating tensions over the war with Iraq. While it supports the war on terrorism, the Canadian government has decided not to join the coalition attempting to disarm Saddam Hussein.March 27, 2003
• A different perspective on the war
  Viewers of the Arab satellite TV channel Al Jazeera can see the war from a different perspective from the one shown to American TV audiences. A number of native Arabs regularly watch the news from Al Jazeera at a deli in the Twin Cities.March 26, 2003
• Pawlenty pulls National Guard from nuclear plants, water treatment
  Minnesota National Guard troops that were posted at nuclear plants and a Twin Cities water treatment facility last week as war began in Iraq will be withdrawn, Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Wednesday.March 26, 2003
• Updated war news
  Iraq's main Shi'ite opposition group said Tuesday that people in Iraq's second city of Basra had risen up against forces loyal to President Saddam Hussein. Live news coverage of the war in Iraq.March 26, 2003
• The ethics of war
  How have ethics governed the actions of warriors throughout history? We explore one belief that the warrior needs an ethical framework not only to be an effective fighter but to remain a human being-and even to save his or her soul.March 26, 2003
• The march to Baghdad
  A look at the march to Baghdad by US troops and their allies and what turns the war could take over the next few days.March 26, 2003
• War opponents step up civil disobedience
  Police arrested 67 anti-war protestors Tuesday during a protest at the federal building in downtown Minneapolis. Those arrested briefly blocked the entrances to the building while others cheered them on and chanted slogans nearby. This is the second civil disobedience demonstration in the Twin Cities in as many days. Arrests now total almost 100.March 25, 2003
• First lady announces military family initiative
  Minnesota first lady Mary Pawlenty announced a program Tuesday to help the families of soldiers who have been deployed because of the war with Iraq. The first lady says she's been moved by the Minnesotans she's met who've said goodbye to their family members who were called to active duty.March 25, 2003
• War news and Rumsfeld briefing
  The U.S. general commanding the invasion of Iraq said Monday his forces were closing in on President Saddam Hussein's power base in and around Baghdad as the Iraqi president told his people the invaders had miscalculated. Updated war news, and a live briefing by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.March 25, 2003
• Eugene McCarthy speaks out against war
  Former DFL Sen. Eugene McCarthy says there's little Congressional opposition to the war with Iraq because the U.S. Congress is in the hands of the military industrial complex. McCarthy made his remarks in St. Paul on Sunday during a forum about the problems of the two party political system in America. McCarthy, who is 87 years old, also gave his opinions on a range of other topics, including terrorism. McCarthy was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam war and challenged Lyndon Johnson in the 1968 presidential election. He joins Gary Eichten in the MPR studios to discuss his world views and the current situation in Iraq.March 25, 2003
• Media coverage of the war in Iraq
  The pictures of captured and dead American soldiers bring up the age-old debate of how far the media should go in reporting the stories of war. These images are part of the wall-to-wall coverage of the war in Iraq. Media consumers have an endless choice of outlets. How do you choose where you get your news?March 25, 2003
• Peace protesters arrested
  About 200 protesters marched on the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis and blocked the entrances Tuesday as they demanded an end to the war in Iraq. At least 67 protesters were arrested by police and held on city buses after they refused to move from the doors in the back of the building.March 25, 2003

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