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Weekly Review - Mar 12, 2002: Harper's Magazine
President Bush tried to get Stevie Wonder's attention by smiling and waving at him. There was heavy fighting in Afghanistan; eight American soldiers were killed. "First let me say that our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and the friends of the service members who have lost their lives in our ongoing operations in Vietnam," said General Tommy Franks, who oversees Operation Enduring Freedom from Tampa, Florida. "Certainly that sacrifice is appreciated by this nation." Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that "the United States is leaning forward and not back."