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Bill Barker's patriotism takes a truly unique form: He plays Thomas Jefferson at a living history museum in Colonial Williamsburg, Va. In this edition of the NPR Wa Diaries series," Barker remembers a poignant question posed to his "Thomas Jefferson" by an inquisitive child.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman profiles the three U.S. Army Rangers who were killed in an apparent suicide bombing while trying to help a pregnant Iraqi woman. The three -- Army Capt. Russell Rippetoe, Spc. Ryan Long and Staff Sgt. Nino Livaudais -- were from Fort Benning, Ga. April 8, 2003

For some perspective on how the Arab world views the conflict in Iraq, NPR's Melissa Block talks with Fahmi Howeidi, commentator and columnist for the Egyptian paper Al-Ahram; and Khaled Al-Maeena, editor in chief of the English-language daily Arab News in Saudi Arabia.

A 12th grade teacher in Tucson, Arizona, talks to her students about poetry, and ends up talking about the war in Iraq.

U.S. forces are on the outskirts of Baghdad. Several key points of access to the capital now are under U.S. control. NPR's Eric Westervelt, embedded with the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, provides a view of the fighting near Baghdad over the last 24 hours.

As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews challenges to the University of Michigan's affirmative action policies, law students at the Ann Arbor campus follow the debate with mixed reactions. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks about military strategy for control of Iraq's capital with retired Marine Corps Col. Randy Gangle, executive director of the Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities, a Marine Corps think tank in Quantico, Va.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases testing affirmative action in higher education. Three white students who have challenged the University of Michigan's admissions programs allege the university uses a quota system that unfairly benefits minority applicants. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld denies reports that the Pentagon refused requests for more troops by the U.S. commander for the war in Iraq, Gen. Tommy Franks. Rumsfeld defends the war plan for Iraq as "excellent," and notes that Gen. Franks drafted the U.S. battle strategy. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

U.S.-led forces fan out across Baghdad, meeting heavy resistance. U.S. tanks move north from a presidential palace seized Monday, and U.S. Marines cross the Diala River to take control of Baghdad's Rasheed Airport. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.