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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 2002

Page

5

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.

Fairfield, Conn Necole Arrigo Fairfield University Patrick Arbelo Roman Catholic University National United Federalist Socialist Party Arrigo Arbelo William Neary Boston Canisius Hall

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.

CIA Pentagon Spy Defense Department Defense Donald Rumsfeld Rumsfeld Afghanistan U.S Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm John Stufflebeem 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.

House Washington Senate Dennis Hastert R. Ill Bush Hastein

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