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MARCH 17, 2003: US President George Bush gives Saddam Hussein 48-hour deadline to give up power.

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MARCH 20/21, 2003: Smoke covers the palace compound during a massive air raid on the Iraqi capital.

APRIL 9, 2003: Cpl Edward Chin from New York covers a statue of Hussein with an American flag.

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