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Wednesday

All Things Considered

Mosul Attacks Disrupt a Tense Peace

The security situation appears to be deteriorating in Mosul, northern Iraq's largest city. There has been a series of attacks by insurgents in the city and surrounding areas over the past few weeks, although Iraqi police commanders insist they have the situation under control. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Mosul Attacks Disrupt a Tense Peace

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Monday

World

Baathists Offer Adjustment Classes

Former officials and functionaries in Saddam Hussein's Baath Party are beginning a course in "De-Baathification." In six-week courses that will be held around the country in coming months, former party members will come face to face with some of the victims of Saddam's rule. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Baathists Offer Adjustment Classes

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World

U.N. Team Assesses Iraq Vote

A U.N. team arrives in Baghdad to begin planning for national elections. U.N. experts will make recommendations on who gets to vote and how -- questions of increasing importance as Iraqi officials near the June 30 deadline for the return of sovereignty. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

U.N. Team Assesses Iraq Vote

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Friday

World

Firefight Erupts in Iraq

Gunmen ambush U.S. Marines on patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, sparking an hours-long gun battle. At least one Marine is reported killed, and several wounded. The city is a hotbed of anti-American sentiment and a stronghold for Saddam Hussein loyalists. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Firefight Erupts in Iraq

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Thursday

World

Minority Iraq Leaders Targeted

As violence continues to rock Iraq, assassinations targeting religious and political leaders of the minority Sunni and Kurd communities are becoming increasingly prevalent. Residents of Kirkuk are still reeling from the recent murder of a Kurdish city council member. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Minority Iraq Leaders Targeted

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Tuesday

All Things Considered

Kurds Wary of Losing Freedom

Iraq's Kurds are anxious to retain their autonomy when the U.S. occupation formally ends June 30. Kurdish leaders in northern Iraq say they want to maintain the freedom and authority they garnered when their enclave was under British and U.S. protection during the final decade of Saddam Hussein's rule. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Kurds Wary of Losing Freedom

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Monday

Morning Edition

Kurds Celebrate New Year, New Freedoms

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the festivities at the Kurdish New Year celebrations in northern Iraq. They celebrated not only the new year, but an improved economy and the greater freedom they have under Iraq's interim constitution.

Kurds Celebrate New Year, New Freedoms

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Saturday

World

Tough Year for U.S. Troops, Iraqi Civilians

Anti-war protests are held in several nations opposed to the U.S.-led military action in Iraq on the first anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion. In Iraq, American troops and local civilians have spent a difficult year together. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Tough Year for U.S. Troops, Iraqi Civilians

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Friday

World

Powell Vists Baghdad

Secretary of State Colin Powell makes a surprise visit to Baghdad on the first anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. At a news conference marking the anniversary, Iraq journalists stage a walkout to protest the lack of security in the country and the killing of two of their colleagues by U.S. troops on Thursday. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Powell Vists Baghdad

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Thursday

All Things Considered

Baghdad Police Become a Target

NPR's Steve Inskeep in Baghdad reports on the growing U.S.-trained Iraqi police force, which has become a target for insurgents in the country. More than 100 policemen have been killed in the past year in Baghdad alone.

Baghdad Police Become a Target

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Talk of the Nation

One-Year Anniversary Invasion Of Iraq

On March 19, 2003, President Bush gave the final orders to invade Iraq. One year later, we reflect on what U.S. troops experienced that day, what they've been through since and how they feel now. Also, how has the war shaped politics and culture in the region? Join NPR's Lynn Neary to talk about the war in Iraq -- one year later.

Guests:

John Burnett
*NPR correspondent
*Was embedded with the First Marine Division, Headquarters battalion out of Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Steve Inskeep
*Host of NPR's Weekend All Things Considered
*Reported from Doha, Qatar during the war
*He's in Iraq now

Thomas Mcnaugher
*Vice President, Army Research Division, RAND Corp.

Stan Greenberg
*Democratic pollster who's been conducting bi-partisan polls on attitudes towards Iraq

Rami Khouri
*Executive editor The Daily Star regional paper in Beirut, Lebanon

Shibley Telhami
*Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland
*Senior fellow at Brookings Institution

One-Year Anniversary Invasion Of Iraq

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Day to Day

Bomb Blasts Greet First Anniversary of U.S. in Iraq

NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about two violent attacks this week in Iraq. On Thursday, a car bomb exploded in the southern city of Basra, killing five Iraqi civilians. Rescue efforts continue in Baghdad, where a massive car bomb destroyed several buildings and killed at least seven people on Wednesday.

Bomb Blasts Greet First Anniversary of U.S. in Iraq

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World

Car Bomb Behind Hotel Blast

The U.S. military says a suicide car bombing caused the massive explosion that destroyed the Mount Lebanon Hotel in downtown Baghdad Wednesday, killing and wounding dozens of people. But on the streets, angry Iraqis blame U.S. missiles for the blast. Meanwhile in Baquba, at least six people are killed in two separate attacks on Iraqi journalists and a U.S.-funded TV station. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Car Bomb Behind Hotel Blast

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Wednesday

World

Deadly Blast at Baghdad Hotel

An explosion in the heart of Baghdad kills at least 25 people and leaves nearly 50 others wounded. The blast, which investigators say was the result of a 1,000-pound car bomb, left a huge crater outside the Mount Lebanon hotel, which was nearly destroyed by the blast. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Deadly Blast at Baghdad Hotel

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Tuesday

World

Gunmen Kill Europeans in Iraq

In Iraq, gunmen open fire on a two-car convoy north of Karbala. Two westerners working on a water project were killed -- one German, and one Dutch. The incident brings to eight the number of American and European civilians killed on the roads of Iraq in the last eight days. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Gunmen Kill Europeans in Iraq

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