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War Update

* U.S. and allied pilots continued to do major damage to Iraqi positions, knocking out a Scud launcher, sinking a patrol boat and raining shellfire on troops. A major Bagdad bridge that crosses the Tigris River was destroyed, killing and injuring many civilians, Iraq said.

* Secretary of Defense Richard Cheneysaid a ground war would begin with Allied troops storming Kuwait from the sea, the border, or both.

* Top military leaders urged President Bush to delay a groundwar until they are sufficiently prepared.

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