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Iraqi officials flatly reject President Bush's ultimatum that Saddam Hussein and sons leave Iraq by Wednesday night in order to avoid an attack. Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division are poised for a major ground combat operation. NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Eric Westervelt report.

As the debate goes on at the United Nations, and as American troops deploy to the Persian Gulf, online gambling sites offer odds on the likelihood of war between the United States and Iraq. NPR's Melissa Block talks to Eddie King, of the Web site Bet on Sports.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Bill Bottomley from Kansas City, Mo. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KCUR in Kansas City.)

She is former partner-in-charge of Ethics & Responsible Business Practices consulting services for Arthur Andersen, Barbara Ley Toffler. She's the co-author of the new book, Final Accounting: Ambition, Greed, and the Fall of Arthur Andersen (with Jennifer Reingold, Broadway Books). Toffler writes about life inside the firm which she left before it collapsed in the wake of the Enron scandal. Toffler now teaches at Columbia University's business school.

A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them. As NPR's John Nielsen reports, paleontologist Tim Rowe is one the scientists driving this emerging science of "paleoradiology." Visit our online fossil photo gallery.

On the eve of an Iraq update from U.N. weapons inspectors, President Bush uses a rare prime-time White House news conference to emphasize his resolve that Saddam Hussein must be disarmed. Saying "we're in the final days of diplomacy," Mr. Bush called Iraq a direct threat to the American people, and emphasized what he sees as "the risk of doing nothing." NPR News reports.

The man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks undergoes a third day of questioning at an undisclosed location. Pakistani police arrested Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a senior al Qaeda member, on March 1. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Minneapolis FBI agent Coleen Rowley writes another letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller -- this one arguing the bureau isn't prepared for the acts of terrorism that could follow a war with Iraq. Rowley is the FBI whistle blower who revealed how supervisors at headquarters mishandled warning signs prior to the Sept. 11 attacks. NPR's Michele Norris talks to Rowley.

Last year, music critic Andy Trudeau correctly predicted that The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring would win the Oscar for best score. For the 75th anniversary of the awards -- just two weeks away -- Trudeau talks about the nominated scores for The Hours and Road to Perdition. Listen to music samples from each film, and learn more about NPR's Oscar coverage.

After an unsuccessful run for the White House in 1988, Rep. Richard Gephardt is giving it another try. In the second in a series of Morning Edition interviews with Democratic presidential candidates, the Missouri Democrat talks about the reasons he's running again and his plans for funding health care coverage. Read an analysis of Gephardt's candidacy by NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin and hear an extended version of the interview at npr.org.