11.   US Attorney General John Ashcroft announced Tuesday a new anti-narcotics strategy that focuses on the largest gangs and better coordination among US law enforcement agencies.

12.   Latinos have long had an uneasy relationship with US law enforcement agencies, especially recently in California where politicians have also been stoking anti-immigrant sentiments to win votes.

13.   President Boris Yeltsin rejected Thursday a recommendation from parliament that he suspend a recent anti-crime decree giving sweeping new powers to law enforcement agencies, ITAR-TASS reported.

14.   The newspaper cited the sources as saying McVeigh chose the Alfred P. Murrah federal building because of its vulnerability and because it housed several law enforcement agencies.