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DISPATCHES FROM QATAR

Gregg Ramshaw, a NewsHour producer dispatched to Qatar to report from U.S. Central Command, will be contributing periodic reports on efforts to cover the war in Iraq.

March 31, 2003
The Media and The Military
Gregg Ramshaw reports on the media's ongoing battle to squeeze out new information from the daily Central Command press briefings.

March 20, 2003
All Geared Up But Nowhere to Go
Gregg Ramshaw describes the media scene at the U.S. Central Command headquarters in Doha on the first day of strikes against Iraq.

March 17, 2003
Getting Their Equipment and the Grand Tour
Gregg Ramshaw reports on finally clearing Customs and the scene at the media center in Doha, Qatar.

March 14, 2003
Press Credentials and Friday Nightlife
Gregg Ramshaw describes the hassles of procuring press credentials, and a typical Friday evening in Doha's shopping district.

March 13, 2003
Buffets and Bureaucrats
Gregg Ramshaw describes what it's like to be reporting from Doha, Qatar -- home to the U.S. Central Command and located some 700 miles south of Baghdad.

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