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OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Sept. 11, Voldemort and the Boogeyman
Some of you may be wondering why I didn't write anything about Sept. 11 on its 10th anniversary. I suppose I just didn't want to be redundant; other people have offered great and weighty insights and ...
Posted on 9/12/11 at 1:08 PM
GOD TRACKS I’m leaving God in my 9-11 story
Ten years ago, I was driving to work when I heard the sketchy news accounts on the radio about a plane hitting one of the Twin Towers. It was deadline day at the weekly newspaper owned by myself and m...
Posted on 9/11/11 at 4:11 PM
THE NEW FORTY Ten years.
Ten years. 520 weeks. 3,650 days. 67,600 hours. Ten years ago something was taken from us as a country. Ten years ago families unexpectedly and horrifically lost loved ones. Ten years ago a whole ...
Posted on 9/11/11 at 7:05 AM
9/11 workers face deadline for health settlement 
More than 10,000 people have sued the city and a long list of companies that handled the massive cleanup of lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks. Many claim to be suffering from illnesses caused by inhaling the pulverized remnants of the twin towers. Their lawsuits blame the government and its contractors for failing to provide proper equipment to protect their lungs.
By David B. Caruso , November 07, 2010
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U.S. Muslims plan Sunday summit over NYC Islamic center
A proposed Islamic center near ground zero is slowly being embraced by some Muslims who initially were indifferent about the plan, partly in response to a sense that their faith is under attack.
By Associated Press , September 18, 2010
Imam "exploring all options" to resolve NYC mosque debate
UPDATED 12:30 P.M. It may be two blocks from ground zero, but the site of a proposed mosque and Islamic center shouldn't been seen as sacrosanct in a neighborhood that also harbors a strip club and a betting parlor, the cleric leading the effort said.
By Jennifer Peltz , September 13, 2010
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Sept. 11 anniversary inflamed by mosque, Quran controversies
In the past, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was marked by somber reflection and a call to unity, devoid of politics. No more.
By Beth Fouhy , September 10, 2010
New York City mayor seeks to calm cabbie, city after knife attack
A Muslim cab driver whose face and throat were slashed in a suspected hate crime attack appeared with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday as city officials sought to ease tensions in the debate over a plan to put a mosque near the site of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
By Sara Kugler Frazier and Tom Hays , August 27, 2010
Giuliani supports move of mosque near WTC site
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined a growing number of politicians today supporting a move of a proposed Islamic center and mosque near ground zero to state-owned land farther from the Sept. 11 attack site.
By Michael Gormley and Verena Dobnik , August 19, 2010
AP FACT CHECK: Islam already lives near 9-11 site
A New York imam and his proposed mosque near ground zero are being demonized by political candidates — mostly Republicans, but North Dakota Democrat Earl Pomeroy opposes a mosque there, too — despite the fact that Islam is already very much a part of the World Trade Center neighborhood. And that Muslims pray inside the Pentagon, too, less than 80 feet from where terrorists attacked.
By Calvin Woodward , August 18, 2010
Study: Risk of homegrown terror exaggerated
The report's authors say that the number of American Muslims accused of planning or carrying out terror-related violence since 9/11 is significant but small compared to terror cases in other countries, and compared to overall violent crime in the U.S.
By Associated Press , January 06, 2010
DECADE'S END: 'Memory’ remains potent word 8 years after 9/11
One simple notion. Here, some version of it appears on most everything you see — sewn into ballcaps, lovingly painted upon stones, scrawled on sheets of paper. “Never forget.” “Remember the fallen.” “Always in our hearts.” The words vary, but the meaning stays the same.
By Ted Anthony , December 05, 2009
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A DIFFERENT WORLD: Terrorism in the 2000s
Major lethal terrorist attacks outside of active war zones in the past decade:
By Associated Press , December 05, 2009
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Activist group posting 573,000 9-11 pager messages
An activist group has begun posting 573,000 pager messages purportedly sent on Sept. 11, 2001, from "Second World Trade Center tower collapses" to "I'm ok & love you..xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox."
By Karen Matthews , November 26, 2009
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Group posting 573,000 pager messages from 9/11
An activist Web site has posted what it says are 573,000 pager messages sent on Sept. 11, 2001.
By Associated Press , November 25, 2009
FAA: Procedures reinforced for alerting military
Federal Aviation Administration officials said today they are strengthening procedures for alerting the military when air traffic controllers lose contact with planes.
By Joan Lowy , November 13, 2009
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AROUND THE NATION: Sept. 11 suspects to face death penalty in trial
UPDATED 12:46 P.M.Attorney General Eric Holder announced the long-awaited and politically fraught decision at a news conference today. He also said five other Guantanamo detainees, including a major suspect in the bombing of the USS Cole, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, will be tried through the military commission process.
By Devlin Barrett , November 13, 2009
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Ship built with World Trade Center steel comes to NYC
The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city today with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.
By Deepti Hajela , November 02, 2009
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