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NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports on the day's events at the United Nations where the U.S. and Britain seek support in the Security Council for a resolution setting a deadline for Iraq disarmament.

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon remains an iconic album 30 some years after its release. It defined adolescence for at least one generation. It's been played to death and parodied. Now, it's been remade into the reggae album Dub Side of the Moon. Chris Nickson has a review.

Anyone who has taken a high school geometry class has at least a dim recollection of the number called pi. But in his new book The Golden Ratio, author Mario Livio examines the mysteries of pi's lesser-known cousin, phi -- a number that has both counfounded and amazed mathematicians since antiquity.

A major U.S. air offensive begins in Baghdad, with hundreds of missiles raining down on Iraq's capital city. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says the Iraqi leadership is starting to lose its hold on the country. NPR's Ron Elving and Larry Abramson report.

In his first briefing since the war began, Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. forces, says American and British troops are pushing rapidly into Iraq. He says thousands of Iraqi soldiers have surrendered or deserted and negotiations with Iraqi officials are ongoing. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Baghdad that Iraqi officials are defiantly rejecting President Bush's demand that Saddam Hussein and his sons go into exile to avert war.

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Mark Woollen and Michael Greenfeld are both in the business of creating film trailers – the two-and-a half minute edited teasers that promote upcoming feature films. Woollen is the founder of Mark Woollen and Associates and their recent movie trailers include About Schmidt, Pianist, Antwone Fisher and The Ring. Greenfeld is partner and co-CEO of Antfarm. Recent Antfarm campaigns include Chicago, Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Catch Me If You Can and Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. The Golden Trailers Awards were held last week.

In the first U.S. combat death, a U.S. Marine is killed in southern Iraq. Earlier, four U.S. Marines and eight British soldiers are killed in the accidental crash of a U.S. helicopter near the Kuwait-Iraq border. Hear NPR's John Burnett.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Mike Martini and Mark Magistrelli, who just finished producing a second CD on the origins of WLW, a radio station and network based in Cincinnati. For 20 years, from 1921-1941, WLW was a network with talent and resources to rival CBS and NBC. During the late 1930's, the station was granted authorization to broadcast at 500,000 watts -- the most ever allowed to an American radio station by the FCC.