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TALLIL AIRFIELD, southern Iraq - Five days after a U.S. Army infantry division seized control of this long-dormant air base, the U.S. Air Force landed a C-130 transport plane Thursday on a runway freshly cleared of truck parts and concrete blocks. U.S.-led forces now can use Iraq's second-largest airport - smaller only than Saddam International Airport in Baghdad - to deliver materiel far up a supply line that stretches several hundred miles into Iraq from Kuwait. Pleased with their success, airmen posted a sign on a fence that said, "Bush International Airport." The airfield is about 5 miles from...

Imbedded reporter says they are re-engaged at Al-Nasiriyah in a very tough fight to retain control of the bridges.

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