Senate eases Stinger missile restriction

The Senate Wednesday eased a proposed restriction on the sale of Stinger ground-to-air missiles to Persian Gulf countries by approving language allowing the sale of replacement missiles. The language was approved as an amendment to the fiscal 2001 foreign operations appropriations bill, which...

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