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TAMU borB Bat Ml ion N ATION ^ajjj^^Wednesda^^ejnembei^JWW ath Reno offers Danforth position aches is head of Waco investigation "’IN (APj -Thi weiv killed an. traffic crashesd Labor Day we- ^-^SHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General apartment ofP ner Reno has offered former Republican :ed yesterday ‘ n | John Danforth the job of heading an in- iling to preiin tpendent inquiry into the government’s use te 34 fatal aco f° i ce at the fiery end of the Branch David- 3 one-vehicle c n plan doff in Waco, government sources id esterday. iiore than tv, ^1 e sources, who spoke only on condition • o-pedestrian akonymity, told the Associated Press yes- auto-bicule r dfY the Justice Department was in final ne- werefourfata hiitions over the details of the independent I on Saturth Q l t' r y and an announcement could come as 10 on Mond' ,rl t as toda y- cent of thefai^B an ^ ort h> 63, would bring solid Republi- tween7nr ln credentials as well as a background in 25where cV w enforcement. Before entering the U.S. ?nate, he served as attorney general in Mis- auri for eight years. He retired from the U.S. ?nate in January. He is an Episcopal priest, and both admir- rs and detractors have noted his emphasis on torals as well as his stubborn independence. ^Bnal touches were being put on the scope nd nature of the investigation, said the aurces, who include Republicans on Capitol lill who had discussions yesterday with Jus- cef Department officials. Reno’s decision comes as congressional Re- ublicans have increased pressure on her and n FBI Director Louis Freeh to explain how ev il 3110 COUl [IPS ;■ those killed percent solved uneer. idence, including a videotape, about the siege was withheld from the public for years. The GOP wants to know whether the FBI lied about the use of incendiary tear gas can isters during the final raid on the compound. More than 80 sect members died, some of them children. “[Danforth] calls them like he sees them. Members of the Senate or House will have full faith in his findings” — U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton D - Miss. No evidence has been uncovered by any of the committees probing the raid that the government was responsible for starting the fire, according to several aides familiar with the investigations. Several GOP-led committees in Congress have begun re-investigating the Waco matter. At issue are recent revelations by the FBI that it fired several flammable tear gas canis ters at a storm shelter hours before the main Branch Davidian building went up in flames. The FBI and the Justice Department had pre viously denied use of any incendiary devices, and investigations will focus on whether this misinformation was the result of a bureau cratic slip-up or a coverup. The Justice Department has insisted there is no change in conclusions that it was David Koresh and his followers who started the fa tal fire. The department also stresses that military special operations officers were on the scene only as observers and advisers and not in any illegal capacity as participants in the operation. Republicans have used the revelations to at tack the credibility of Reno and the Justice De partment. The White House has stood behind Reno, but President Clinton has declined to give a similar vote of confidence to Freeh. Democrats on Capitol Hill have asked the GOP to let the independent investigation sought by Reno occur before any congres sional hearings Those who know Danforth said he would bring instant credibility to the investigation. “He calls them like he sees them,” former Sen. Thomas Eagleton, a Missouri Democrat who served 10 years with Danforth, said. “Members of the Senate or House will have full faith in his finding.” Chi Troopers indicted in shooting TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two tate troopers were indicted on at- empted murder charges yesterday or shooting three minority men on I ( ADl.KSlili j ie j\[ ew jersey Thrnpike — one of i series of cases that have stirred a nationwide debate over racial pro ving by police. John Hogan, 29, and James <enna, 28, could get up to 30 /ears in prison if convicted on the state charges. The troopers are accused of fir ing 11 shots into a van containing bur young men on their way to a lasketball tryout in North Carolina 1998. Two African-American men and a Hispanic man were 3«f*0^^ounded, and they have filed civil Events ty nee siLiv. Sepi. national Meet 502 Rudder rights and injury lawsuits against the troopers and the state. Hogan and Kenna said they stopped the van because the driver was speeding and opened fire be cause it appeared the van was backing up to them. The shooting triggered protests and internal investigations that em broiled the New Jersey State Police in the controversy over racial pro filing, or the practice of stopping motorists on the basis of race. Earlier this year. Gov. Christie Whitman fired the State Police su perintendent after he said minorities were responsible for most of the state’s cocaine and marijuana traffic. In June, President Clinton issued an executive order calling on feder al law enforcement agencies to col lect race and gender data in all stops and arrests. Police in several places, includ ing North Carolina, Houston, San Diego and San Jose, Calif., have tak en similar measures. In April, Hogan and Kenna were indicted on charges of falsifying traffic-stop reports to conceal the fact they were stopping a lot of African-American drivers. The following day, the attorney general’s office issued a report con firming that traffic stop-and-search patterns provided evidence of racially discriminatory practices by the State Police. Eighth grader uses stun gun on classmate SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An eighth grade boy shoved an electric stun gun into a class mate’s chest and triggered it on yesterday, then ran away, au thorities said. A counselor at Hoover Mid dle School apprehended the 14- year-old suspect after witnesses and the 11-year-old victim iden tified him. The boy suffered two welts on the chest. He was treated by paramedics and sent home. beat ollege. :nt mart way to pay forj Mile you with over” JUST STARTING OUT AND READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD? WHAT A COINCIDENCE, SO ARE WE. Aggii Leaders mm [Energy. Ambition. Talent. If that defines you, bring those terrific attributes to our Financial Advisory Services practice. 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