Feds to seek death penalty for Moussaoui
Federal prosecutors plan to seek capital punishment for Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in the Sept. 11 attacks. A letter to victims’ families says final approval from the Justice Department is pending, with a decision due by March 29. The case could become a capital prosecution if approved, with about 30 families to testify during the punishment phase.
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Advisers urge merger of INS Customs and Border Patrol
President Bush is urged by his domestic security team to seek Congress support for merging the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Customs Service, and the Border Patrol into a single agency. Tom Ridge champions the plan to tighten border defenses post 9 11 while facing opposition from bureaucratic rivals and Congress.
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Afghan battle ends as US forces kill sixteen fighters
U S forces killed 16 fighters and captured 31 at a military compound in Afghanistan as Operation Anaconda shifted from the largest ground battle to other fronts. Some al Qaida fighters may have escaped to Pakistan, Pentagon officials said. No American casualties reported. The dead and captured did not appear to be senior al Qaida or Taliban leaders.
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