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• Anti-war protesters ramp up opposition
  Local anti-war protesters wasted little time Wednesday night reacting to news that the U.S. has begun military strikes against Iraq. The activists say they won't back down, and will increase the number and intensity of their protests.March 20, 2003
• Increasing talk of war has Minnesota on edge
  As an attack on Iraq becomes more likely, Minnesotans grew more anxious on Wednesday. Beefed-up security at major locations in the state, coupled with protest preparations, made it clear the effects of the coming war will be felt at home almost immediately.March 19, 2003
• Saddam's "final mistake"
  Saddam Hussein has rejected President Bush's ultimatum to go into exile or face war. Iraqis are bracing for a U.S.-led attack. The White House says rejecting President Bush's ultimatum is Saddam Hussein's "final mistake." White House spokesman Ari Fleischer won't rule out a U.S. attack even before Bush's 48-hour clock runs out late Wednesday. Some 250-thousand troops are loading their ammunition in the Kuwaiti desert.March 19, 2003
• Labor organizes against the war
  Leaders of Twin Cities labor unions are organizing an anti-war campaign. Representatives of more than a dozen unions representing steelworkers, transportation and communications workers, clerical workers, hospital employees and others have formed a new group, Twin Cities Labor Against the War.March 19, 2003
• What an invasion might look like
  It may begin with what the U.S. military is calling "smart bombs", followed by rapid deployment of troops. War could happen as soon as Wednesday night to try to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein, his supporters and weapons of mass destruction.March 19, 2003
• Students promise widespread walkouts at area schools
  Student organizers at the University of Minnesota say they expect students from 26 area schools to walk out the day after bombing begins in Iraq.March 19, 2003
• Confronting Iraq
  The United States, joined by key allies Britain and Spain, proposed delivering an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein: give up banned weapons by March 17 or face war. But a powerful bloc of nations stood firm Friday against any new resolution that would authorize military action.March 19, 2003
• Reaction to Bush's speech
  President Bush moved inexorably Monday toward war with Iraq, declaring that diplomacy had come to an empty end. Saddam Hussein gave no sign he would bow to American demands to choose exile over armed conflict. "The moment of truth is arriving," said Secretary of State Colin Powell after a decision to withdraw a United Nations resolution without a vote. We hear the current news and various reactions to the possible war with Iraq.March 18, 2003
• State takes anti-terror precautions
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty says Minnesota is prepared to deal with terrorist threats that may follow the beginning of war with Iraq. President Bush warned Monday night that a war could trigger terrorist attacks in the U.S. Minnesotans will notice more security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and at other public places.March 18, 2003
• On the verge of war?
  President Bush has given Iraqi president Saddam Hussein an ultimatum to leave his country or expect to be forcibly disarmed. UN personnel have been instructed to evacuate after efforts to delay conflict collapsed.March 18, 2003
• The moment of truth
  President Bush will be addressing the nation tonight as a U.S.-led war with Iraq appears imminent. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer says the president will give Saddam Hussein a final ultimatum, saying that to avoid war, Saddam must "leave the country." The White House scheduled the address after U.S., British and Spanish diplomats announced they won't pursue a U.N. vote on their resolution to give Saddam an ultimatum or face war.March 17, 2003
• Terror preparations in the heartland
  The Bush administration is asking Americans everywhere to prepare for possible terrorist attacks but people in the Midwest feel less vunerable to terrorism than do people in major coastal cities.March 16, 2003
• The threat of nuclear warheads and material
  A new Harvard University report on efforts to keep nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists says security efforts aren't moving fast enough and that the probability terrorists or rogue states could obtain a nuclear weapon are disastrously high.March 14, 2003
• An Afghan journey
  War can bring big changes. Ghafar Lakanwal speaks five languages and holds a PhD. He is the former head of Afghanistan's U.N. delegation. Now he lives in the Twin Cities and runs two restaurants. Lakanwal says the story of his life contains a lesson for Americans.March 14, 2003
• A voice against war
  Amy Goodman is one of the most prominent leaders of the anti-war movement, and the award winning host of Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now!, a program broadcast on more than 120 radio and television stations. Recently she talked about the possibility of war and the need, as she sees it, for independent journalists to offer an alternative to the information being reported by the mainstream media.March 12, 2003

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