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U.S. Airstrike Targets Suspected Saddam Location

The U.S. military drops four bunker-buster bombs on a building in a residential Baghdad neighborhood where U.S. intelligence suggests Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his sons have taken refuge. U.S. officials say they are "moderately confident" that Saddam and one or both of his sons were in the building. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

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Tom Gjelten covers issues of religion, faith, and belief for NPR News.
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