Fairfield University hostage standoff ends without injuries
Necole Arrigo and 27 classmates recall a seven hour siege in Canisius Hall as Patrick Arbelo 24 claimed involvement with a radical party and brandished a box with a wire. He released hostages and surrendered. Arbelo faces 28 kidnapping counts with bail set at 1 million after a psychiatric exam ordered.
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Fairfield University
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Roman Catholic University
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CIA expands role in Afghanistan war despite Pentagon reach
The CIA operates with authority in Afghanistan, sometimes conducting its own missions separate from U S military units. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says the Defense Department and CIA maintain strong cooperation. CIA officers have suffered casualties, including Johnny Spann and Nathan Ross Chapman, while on the ground they train locals, gather intelligence, and assist anti Taliban forces alongside Green Berets in the north and south.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Johnny Micheal Spann
Mazar-e- Sharif
Spann
Nathan Ross Chapman
Vincent Cannistraro
Nicaragua
Reagan
bin Laden
Army
Green Berets
House to try again to pass stimulus bill
Washington Republicans press a third stimulus push after two defeats in the Senate. Speaker Hastert vows to attach Bush-endorsed stimulus elements to a Senate unemployment benefits extension as Congress seeks to spur job creation and aid a recession.
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