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Peace activists shift efforts from trying to prevent war to stopping one under way. With steady support among Americans for the assault on Iraq, activists also look for ways to oppose the war while showing support for the troops who are fighting it. Nancy Solomon reports.

The Thursday evening shooting in a downtown area packed with people in bars and restaurants caused scenes of mass panic in the heart of the city. It was the fourth deadly attack in three weeks.

NPR's Juan Williams visits Rep. Max Burns, the freshman Republican congressman from Georgia. Burns says he supports President Bush's decision to attack Iraq. He also backs the president's proposed tax cut, yet Burns' constituents tell him their first priority is getting more jobs into south Georgia. Their conversation is part of an occasional series on how the congressman is adjusting to political life in Washington.

Troops aren't the only ones being deployed to the Persian Gulf. In southern Iraq and Bahrain, marine mammals are also on active duty. Dolphins are using their natural sonar to detect underwater mines, and sea lions are guarding boats and piers from potentially threatening swimmers. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Tom LaPuzza of the U.S. Navy's marine mammal program.

U.S. and British military commanders prepare for an "extended" war in Iraq. Adjustments in the war plan recognize that Iraqi citizens have not welcomed the invasion, and in some cases are forming counter-insurgency groups. More U.S. troops are on the way to Iraq, and could shift from a support role to a battlefield role. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

The level of Iraqi resistance takes U.S. planners by surprise, but Arab military analysts say they expected Saddam Hussein to rely more on guerilla tactics in the current war. In the 1991 Gulf War, Saddam used conventional war strategies and was quickly defeated. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Ron Martz talks about helping a U.S. Army medic give first aid to a wounded Iraqi civilian last week near Najaf.

The United Kingdom is going after what it calls the "lavish lifestyles" of the daughters of Russia's president and foreign minister.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Nathane Morgan from Cuba, N.Y. She listens to Weekend Edition on member stations WBFO in Buffalo, WOLN in Olean and WPSU at Penn State.)

The latest installation in NPR's "War Diaries" series has the story from an Air Force pilot overseas.