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Waco woes - Dispatch Editorial

The appointment of former Sen. John Danforth to lead an investigation into the 1993 Branch Davidian siege is one of the few aspects of the controversy on which all parties...

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Ex-senator Danforth named peace envoy to Sudan

WASHINGTON -- President Bush named former Senator John Danforth Thursday as a special envoy to help broker a peace agreement in Sudan's civil war, injecting the United States into one of Africa's...

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Danforth says FBI uncooperative in Waco investigation

WASHINGTON -- The FBI was so uncooperative in the Waco investigation that special counsel John Danforth threatened FBI Director Louis Freeh with a search warrant to gain access to relevant documents, Danforth said Thursday in an interview...

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Judge clears government of blame in Waco tragedy

...Judge Walter Smith's ruling, issued late Wednesday, mirrors the conclusions an advisory jury and Special Counsel John Danforth reached in July. Both have said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents and others were not responsible for...

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FBI knew of tear gas projectiles in Waco but didn't tell Congress

...The Associated Press has learned. Justice spokesman Myron Marlin said Friday night that former Republican Sen. John Danforth, who is heading the independent inquiry, will have to examine why the crucial page of the report did not reach Congress...

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Cheney says there's good chance he'll be chosen

...in Philadelphia opening in a week, Texas Gov. Bush expects to announce his decision soon. Cheney, former Sen. John Danforth of Missouri and perhaps others are on Bush's short list, said highly placed Republican officials, speaking on condition...

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Thousands pay tribute to Graham

...senators left the Capitol together in a blue-and-white striped bus to attend the funeral. Led by former Sen. John Danforth, an Episcopal priest, and other priests, Mrs. Graham's casket was carried in by former Defense Secretary Robert...

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Former prosecutor pleads guilty to interfering with Waco investigation

...some 80 followers died inside. Investigators later concluded the gas did not cause the fire, and Special Counsel John Danforth's report absolved the government of wrongdoing. Prosecutors in St. Louis on Tuesday recommended three years of...

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Waco jury finds U.S. blameless in Branch Davidian fire

...weeks. Government attorneys said that, despite an ongoing investigation into the Davidian matter by special counsel John Danforth, appointed last year by Attorney General Janet Reno, they hope that the ruling will convince many Americans that...

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Analysts: Reno would be formidable candidate in Florida governor election

...the deadly siege of the Branch Davidian complex in Waco could be issues in a campaign. But she said she stands by her actions in both cases, noting an investigation by former GOP Sen. John Danforth cleared her of any wrongdoing at Waco.

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