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Army, Marines Close In on Baghdad

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By Mike Shuster

Published April 2, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

U.S. ground forces set the stage for an assault on Baghdad. The Army's 3rd Infantry Division is reported to be about 30 miles southwest of the Iraqi capital. Southeast of Baghdad, U.S. Marines destroy a division of the Iraqi Republican Guard and cross the Tigris River. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

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