Gramm, who had stated that he would drop out if he did not finish at least third, flew to Washington DC Feb 13th instead of New Hampshire and then ended his candidacy. The other candidates continued the stump in the Granite State, and met for a televised debate Feb 15th. Talk show host Alan Keyes received the best ratings from the debate after focusing on issues. A bad week on the nation's railroads left eleven dead and dozens injured. A BNSF freight train lost its brakes in St. Paul, MN Feb 15th and crashed into a Canadian Pacific yard office, injuring eight.
Sabotage is suspected in that incident.
A snowstorm hampered rescue operations. Signal equipment failure or human error are believed to have led to the two trains meeting at speed. However, two days of talks Feb 16th and 17th in Rome led nowhere. Military investigators concluded Feb 15th that the first US casualty in Bosnia, Donald Dugan, had tried to defuse a mine himself, leading to his death. NATO discovered a terrorist training camp in Sarajevo Feb 16th.