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TS(‘Thu Apr 3 14:17:27 CST 2003′): Gone fishin’. U.S. Special Operations forces raided one of Saddam Hussein’s favorite residences — the Tharthar Presidential Palace northwest of Baghdad. The sprawling compound on Lake Tharthar is Saddam’s preferred fishing hole.

TS(‘4/3/03 1:05 pm CST’): U.S.: It wasn’t us. U.S. military commanders say allied forces haven’t attacked Baghdad’s power system — and they say they don’t know why the lights went out.

TS(‘Thu Apr 3 12:18:44 CST 2003’): ‘Not a chance.’ Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said there was “not a chance” that the United States would
agree to an arrangement that would halt the war and allow Saddam Hussein to survive. More&nbsp»


TS(‘Thu Apr 3 12:12:35 CST 2003’): Airport attack? The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is not commenting on reports that coalition forces are striking Saddam International Airport in Baghdad. Gen. Richard Myers will only say that military activity is taking place on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital. There are reports the attack on the airport has already started.



TS(‘4/3/03 11:38 am CST’): POW’s surgery. Rescued Pfc. Jessica Lynch was undergoing surgery today for a fractured disc, two broken legs and a broken arm. More&nbsp»

TS(‘4/3/03 11:31 am CST’): Airport assault. U.S. officials say they’ve launched an attack against Baghdad’s international airport.

TS(‘4/3/03 11:04 am CST’): Fierce battle. In the central Iraq town of Kut, more U.S. casualties have been reported. A helicopter evacuated three wounded Marines, but one died as a doctor tried to save him.

TS(‘4/3/03 11:02 am CST’): Sound and fury. AP reports explosions heard on the outskirts of Baghdad. And for the first time in the war, large sections of the city are without power. More&nbsp»

TS(‘4/3/03 10:34 am CST’): Dressing down. U.S. forces moved with surprising speed toward Baghdad today, passing roads littered with combat boots abandoned by Saddam Hussein’s loyalists.

TS(‘4/3/03 10:17 am CST’): ‘Total victory.’ Rallying Marines in North Carolina this morning, President Bush said he would accept “nothing less than complete and total victory.” More&nbsp»

TS(‘4/3/03 10:14 am CST’): Missing journalists. A private security company concludes that U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi forces both fired at the site where a British TV journalist was killed.

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Tribune staff reporters and wire services contributed to this report.