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. 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