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U.S. Troops Set, Iraqi Regime Defiant

Iraqi officials flatly reject President Bush's ultimatum that Saddam Hussein and sons leave Iraq by Wednesday night in order to avoid an attack. Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division are poised for a major ground combat operation. NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Eric Westervelt report.

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Anne Garrels
Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based senior editor-correspondent for NPR's National Desk.