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U.S. Planes Begin 24-Hour Missions over Baghdad

NPR | By Anne Garrels,

Scott Horsley

Published April 5, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

A massive explosion rocks central Baghdad. Meanwhile, U.S. fighters and bombers stack up over the Iraqi capital in preparation for a ground attack. And in his weekly radio address, President Bush pledges to the Iraqi people that "liberation is coming." Hear NPR's Scott Horsley and NPR's Anne Garrels.