The World

Drug War Funding Linked to Colombian Conflict
BY LINNEA BUTTERFIELD

President Andres Pastrana of Colombia and President George Bush will meet Feb 27 to discuss the recent effects and continuing implementation of Plan Colombia. Plan Colombia is the design of an American task force — a committee of officials with some input from Colombian heads of state that has drawn up a budget for a $1.3 billion military aid package to fight America’s “war on drugs” in Colombia. 
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Dartmouth Suspects Caught
BY BILL LASCHER

Two teenagers suspected of murdering a Dartmouth University couple were arrested Monday, ending a nationwide search. Meanwhile, the small colleg town of Hanover, New Hampshire, where the school is located, is struggling to find a motive for the Jan 27 stabbing of Susanne Zantop, 55, and her husband Half, 62, in their home. The shock of this tragedy has been felt across the country, as the Zantops were reported to be well-loved in academic circles.
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