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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (394479)	4/18/2003 4:16:25 AM
From: JEB	Respond to of 769670

Key Developments in the War Against Iraq Apr 18, 3:21 AM (ET) By The Associated Press Key developments in the war in Iraq: - U.S. troops found about 1,500 unmarked graves in the northern city of Kirkuk, but it was not immediately clear whose corpses they held. - Iraqi engineers say they hope to have Baghdad's biggest power plant going by Saturday, or even Friday, jump-starting the country's largest power plant to the south. If that works electricity could be restored to most of the country within 10 days, plant workers said. - The State Department is recruiting police officers to help restore order in Iraq. There are about 150 openings in the short term, but the State Department says 1,000 more slots will open. - The search for weapons of mass destruction continued in Iraq, but Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he doubted any would be found until Iraqis lead American forces to them. - FBI agents are examining Iraqi documents found by U.S. forces for links to terrorists, potential terror plots, evidence of weapons of mass destruction and activities of Iraqi intelligence agents. - Art experts meeting in Paris said that professional thieves, likely organized outside Iraq, pillaged the nation's priceless ancient history collections, using the cover of widespread looting - and vault keys - to make off with irreplaceable items. - FBI agents will go to Iraq to aid international efforts to recover stolen items "on both the open and black markets," FBI director Robert Mueller announced. - The U.S. government awarded a $34.6 million contract to evaluate and repair Iraq's power, water and sewage systems to Bechtel Restoration of San Francisco. The contract could grow to $680 million over 18 months. apnews.excite.com