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Iraqi television broadcasts footage of what it claims is President Saddam Hussein visiting residential areas of Baghdad on Friday. If the video is authentic, it would be Saddam's first public appearance in two years. Meanwhile, Iraqi ministers continue to report the battle is going according to Iraqi plans. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Bush administration officials are counting on oil revenue from Iraq to offset the cost of rebuilding the country. But lawyers and analysts are raising legal questions about U.S. plans to manage Iraq's oil industry, even on a temporary basis. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

U.S. Army and Marine units move north after a one-week pause, signaling that the battle for Baghdad may soon begin in earnest. U.S. forces engage Republican Guard units in heavy fighting near two key cities on the way to the Iraqi capital. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

U.S. Marines close in on Baghdad from the southeast, as the Iraqi army continues to take large losses and thousands more soldiers surrender. U.S. troops see no signs of major resistance, but sporadic fighting by Iraqi paramilitary forces continues to erupt outside the city. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Scientists have made rapid gains in learning about the SARS virus. But some predict it could be years before there's a vaccine. The World Health Organization says 5,900 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome have now been reported and that 212 victims have died. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

The U.N. Security Council overwhelmingly approves a resolution ending more than a decade of sanctions against Iraq. It also gives the United States and Britain authority to run the country and use oil profits to fund reconstruction until a new Iraqi government is established. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

Police, investigating the theft of the 7-foot-tall metal lawn ornament, say it has a rusty brown color with various sharp edges to resemble the fur of sasquatch.

A British parliamentary committee concludes Prime Minister Tony Blair's government did not deliberately exaggerate Iraq's weapons capabilities to make its case for war. But the panel says British Defense Minister Geoff Hoon may have failed to disclose disagreements within his own ministry over the government's Iraq assessments. Hear NPR's Guy Raz.

Former Iraqi Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmed surrenders to U.S. military officers in Mosul following weeks of negotiations. People who negotiated on Ahmed's behalf say U.S. authorities agreed not to prosecute him. American officials say they promised to treat him with respect and hear his story. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

The Department of Justice begins a formal investigation into an alleged leak from the Bush administration that exposed a CIA operative married to an outspoken critic of the White House's Iraq policy. President Bush orders his staff to cooperate fully. Questioning the DOJ's impartiality, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) calls for a special counsel to investigate. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.