The U.S. Central Command said a Tomahawkcruisemissile struck Iraq's national television building, a key telecom vault and a group of buildings housing Baghdad satellite communications.
The Massachusetts senator voted against defense appropriations bills that included money for weapons such as the Patriot missile, the Tomahawkcruisemissile and the B-2 stealth bomber -- all of which military leaders say have become integral to the U.S. force and were crucial to winning the 1991 Gulf war and last year's war in Iraq.