FBI to double anti-terror forces in major reorganization
The FBI plans to shift 480 agents from drug and other criminal work to counterterrorism posts and to more than double its anti-terror staff to 2,600. A 900-strong push for linguists engineers and scientists is also underway. Attorney General Ashcroft to empower field offices to open terrorism probes without headquarters clearance.
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Last girder at WTC site cut down in farewell ceremony
The 30 foot steel beam left standing at the World Trade Center site was severed in a torch cut ceremony marking the first of three memorial events. Workers and officials observed as the beam, draped with an American flag and wreath, was lowered for storage and possible memorial use.
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U.N. prosecutors aid U.S. in terrorism case evidence
U.N. war crimes prosecutors provide the United States with evidence of international terrorist activity found during investigations. Italian police report intercepted talks from 2000 2001 by suspected al Qaida militants referencing the Sept 11 attacks including plans for an airplane strike that will never be forgotten. A federal judge blocks pretrial interviews with Taliban and al Qaida fighters. Concerns grow over a potential Taliban al Qaida attack affecting Afghanistan's transitional government. Hospitals report a summer baby boom linked to the attacks.
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Voting integrity review finds no intentional Florida denial
The Justice Department said no credible evidence shows Florida residents were intentionally denied the right to vote in 2000. The probe, covering Orange Miami-Dade and Osceola counties, notes unintentional polling problems may have affected some voters, but not enough to cast doubt on Bush’s Florida victory.
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