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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 2003

Page

3

Man shoots self as family tragedy unfolds in West Virginia

In Horner West Virginia a man amid divorce killed himself after fatally shooting his wife, their four children, and a 17 year old, then set fires to a truck and home. The estranged wife and 14 year old daughter escaped to call 9 1 1 and sheriff officials reported the bodies were found later between the two houses.

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Mail Hold Requests Rise In Washington Area

In Washington, residents seeking to have mail held report growing interest. AP notes more households use temporary mail suspension services, citing postal changes and convenience as key factors for delaying letter delivery during travel or absence.

Alphabet soup swirls as new Homeland Security forms

Washington notes a sprawling alphabet maze around the new Department of Homeland Security. Agencies like NCS NIPC NISAC FedCire FEMA and BCIS mix with familiar FBI CIA HHS and others in a plan to unify security efforts. Officials warn it will take months to become fully operational.

Washington America CIAC DOC NCS NIPC FBI CIOS DHS NISAC EAO FedCire DOD Pennsylvest Washington Navy Naval Observatory Department INS BCIS FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency Mother Nature Law Enforcement Training Center FLETC CIA Anthony Roselli Seononger Merrimack College Massachusetts HHS Health and Human Services Department Eh of Transportation National Communications System National Infrastructure Protection Center National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center Federal Computer Incident Response Center EAC Energy Assurance Office

Government abbreviations popular in Washington DC

A compact list of federal agency acronyms and their parent departments includes APHIS DEA NASA FBI NHTSA NIH HUD EPA CIAO CPSC FAA FCC DOJ DOT DOD DOE IRS SSA INS NCS GPO EEOC NOAA NIPC NISAC NTSB IMF MMRS ODP OEP and other related offices as used in public security and policy contexts.

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Department of Agriculture ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms CIAO Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office Department of Commerce CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission DEA Drug Enforcement Palacos DOD Department of Defense DOE Department of Energy Department of Justice DOT Department of Transportation EAO Energy Assurance Office EEOC Equal Opportunity Employment Commission EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FCC Federal Communications GPO General Printing Office HHS Department of Health and Human Services HUD Department of Housing and Urban Development IMF International Monetary Fund INS Immigration and Naturalization Service IRS Internal Revenue Service MMRS Metropolitan Medical Response System NASA National Aeronautics & Space Administration NCS National Communications System NEA National Endowment For the Arts NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NIH National Institutes of Health NIPC National Infrastructure Protection Center NISAC National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board ODP Office of Domestic Preparedness OEP Office of Emergency

Free trade agenda in Senate targets Chile and Singapore

Senate Finance Committee leader Grassley outlined free trade pacts with Chile and Singapore as top priorities this year. He signaled possible reform of a U S trade law cited by the WTO, while noting ongoing WTO rulings and potential friction with Russia normal trade relations.

Chile Singapore Senate Washington Senate Finance Committee Charles Grassley Iowa U.S World Trade Organization Grassley Ity Russia Congress WTO The Consumers For World Trade Grestley

Italy Leader to Visit Bush in Washington Visit

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi plans a visit to Washington to meet President Bush, signaling high level talks on bilateral ties and regional issues. The encounter aims to reinforce cooperation on security trade and diplomatic relations between Italy and the United States.

Italy Bush Washington Silvio Berlusconi

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