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Updated: 08:09 a.m. EST (0609 GMT) April 01, 2003

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Allies hit Republican Guard, paramilitaries

10,000 French paratroopers land in Baghdad to support Republican Guard.

France Declares WAR on United States

• US Special Forces raid French embassy. Chemical and Biological weapons found, POW's taken.
• 10,000 French troops land in Baghdad. More on the way.
• "Chemical Ali," found by Marines in southern Iraq.
• Tony Blair steps up home defense after reports of French military build up in English Channel.

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Pentagon briefing

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Chirac's Declaration |

Reaction from Bush
• Animation: Embassy takeover
• Your comments: For and Against | War Tracker

MORE NEWS

• Arnett receives Iraqi journalism award

• Saddam: the real story behind the beret

• Uday Hussein out of the closet

• Source: Space shuttle downed by France

• realtor.com: Cheap homes in Baghdad

• CDC fears SARS is STD

• Suicide bomber commits suicide

• SI.com: Violence erupts at Kawaiti-Iraqi soccer game

ON THE SCENE

• Kevin Sites: Thunder in the night
• Walter Rodgers: Like a medieval 'siege'

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	Video feed from Baghdad • CNNRadio: Listen to the latest news • Interactive: Street fighting \| Slide Show: Battling oil fires • U.S. Forces: 82nd Airborne \| 3rd Infantry (Mechanized) • At the Front: Pilot: 'As terrifying as I thought' \| Video WAR TRACKER Updated: 2:08 p.m. EST Iraqi fighters dig in; Baghdad bombed

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Iraqi expatriates returning home to join the fight.

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IMPACT

Journalist's family 'frantic'
Molly Bingham, two colleagues missing in Iraq.

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	• Encryption backers brace for new threats • 'Invisible' coat may have exciting uses		• Robert Duvall: No time like the present • Cat Stevens song to benefit Iraq children
	• Bush to salute Coast Guard • Lieberman to push gay benefits bill		• Insanity tough claim for Smart suspect • Grenade attack suspect back in U.S.
	• Victims' center comforts refugees • Drug promising in fighting Parkinson's		• Unusual temp spikes in shuttle data • Spy satellites to photograph shuttles
	• How the future looked -- in 1950 • FBI: Airports to take anti-missile actions		• Schools cancel trips amid war worries • School's funds threatened over sex class
	• Opening Day: The thrill is gone • A-Rod's 299th homer spoils Angels' opener		• Markets get bruised • American, unions race the clock

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CASUALTIES/POW

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WAR ANALYSIS

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Iraqi resistance changes pre-war assumptions

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