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The following is a "closing segment" for the show which aired Thursday, March 27, 2003 at 11:00 AM EST.

Thursday, March 27, 2003 at 11:00 AM EST

Opening Up the Northern Front

The U.S. military began building up forces in the northern front today, dropping 1,000 paratroopers to secure a key airfield in the country’s Kurdish controlled zone. A fresh report from the Boston Globe’s Charles Sennott on the war in the North.

Guests:

Charles Sennott, correspondent, The Boston Globe

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