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Sadr Remains in Najaf Shrine Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr remains in the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, while fighting continues in the streets. U.S. forces attacked the so-called Mehdi Army by air and on the ground. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and Scott Baldauf of The Christian Science Monitor.

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Sadr's Men Remain in Najaf Shrine

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Sadr Remains in Najaf Shrine

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Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr remains in the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf, while fighting continues in the streets. U.S. forces attacked the so-called Mehdi Army by air and on the ground. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and Scott Baldauf of The Christian Science Monitor.