(Arizona Republic/AP) President Bush has given the go-ahead to double the 50,000 U.S. troop deployment in the Persian Gulf region in early January, a senior administration official said Friday, part of what another official called "a ramping up on various fronts." This crucial stage comes to a head Jan. 27 when the UN weapons inspectors report their findings and Bush decides whether to go to war.
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