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Get Up Stand Up, Stand Up For the Stripes

Ali MacLean | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: George Bush, Patriotism, Baseball, Ballpark, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, God Bless America, Freedom, 9/11, National Anthem, Comedy News

We stand to sing our national anthem because it is THE LAW (Ed: it is not a law). Standing for our anthem is tradition and it is to honor our flag and our country.

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Stockpile Vaccines Against Anthrax and Small Pox: Bio-terrorism is a Real Threat

Hilary Kramer | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Antrhax, Rahm Emanuel, Osama Bin Laden, 9/11, Nypd, Small Pox, Cdc, Obama, Bio-Terrorism, Ptsd, Politics News

President Obama: Let's keep us safe by being prepared -- we can't afford the alternative which would be worse than anything we have seen yet.

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The Importance of Forgiveness in Yourself and Others

Amanda Slavin | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: 9/11, Heartbreak, Phyllis Rodriguez, TED Talks, Nyc, Hamptons, Self-Reflection, Forgiveness, Aicha El-Wafi, Impact News

This act of forgiveness is beyond powerful. Forgiveness allows you to see people for all they are, and see yourself for who you are.

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10 Years Since End Of 9/11 Cleanup

AP | DEEPTI HAJELA | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, First Responders, 9/11 First Responders, 9/11 Recovery Workers, First Responders Honored, Ny News, One World Trade Center, 9/11, 9/11 Cleanup, New York News, New York News

NEW YORK — The National September 11 Memorial and Museum on Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the end of cleanup operations at the site w...

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War Movie Marathon

Chris Kelly | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: 9/11, Dana Andrews, Torture, Guantanamo, Enhanced Interrogations, American Torture, George W. Bush, Abu Ghraib, Politics News

Does torture fit with historical American values? One need only look to the filmography of the great Dana Andrews for the answer.

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Week 5: 50 City U.S. Speaking Tour

Imran Ahmad | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Muslims, Islam, The West, 9/11, The Perfect Gentleman, Homeland Security, The Perfect Gentleman Book, Culture News

I receive an e-mail in the morning, which advises me that I am a free man. In Paris. How ironic. That's my favorite Joni Mitchel song. The pain in my chest flares up again.

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Standing Up for All the Fallen

Christopher Holshek | Posted 05.25.2012

We should respect each other's commitment to community and country. There is no reason why we cannot stand up for all the fallen, so that Memorial Day will honor all those who gave their lives in the service of their neighbors as well as their nation.

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On Memorial Day Weekend, America Reckons With Torture

Bill Moyers | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Dilma Roussef, Abu Zubaydah, 9/11, Guantanamo, Susan Crawford, Mohammed Al-QahtaniX Reckoning With Torture, South Africa, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Torture, Memorial Day, Memorial Day 2012, War on Terror, Politics News

If we really want to honor the Americans in uniform who gave their lives fighting for their country, we'll redouble our efforts to make sure we're worthy of their sacrifice; we'll renew our commitment to the rule of law, for the rule of law is essential to any civilization worth dying for.

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The Rising and the Children of 9/11

Craig Werner | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: 9/11, The Rising, Bruce Springsteen, College News

For us 9/11 kids, there's something that sticks out about The Rising as an album from the first note of "Lonesome Day."

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Judge Weighs Multiple Gitmo 9/11 Trials

AP | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Khalid Sheikh Husseini, Video, Guantanamo 9/11 Trial, Guantanamo Trial, 9/11 Case, Guantanamo, 9/11, Guantanamo Bay, Gitmo Trials, James Pohl, World News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A military judge is considering whether to split off one or more of the defendants and hold separate trials for five Guantana...

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9/11 Families Upset Over Ground Zero Museum Delays

AP | SAMANTHA GROSS | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Video, 911, Sept Anniversary, Ny News, Wtc Ten Years Later, Ground Zero Museum, 911 Families, Ground Zero Museum Delays, Ground Zero, September 11th, New York News

NEW YORK — They were promised a place to mourn their loved ones, display their photographs and educate their children and the children of strang...

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NY Legislature To Move Primary From Sept. 11

AP | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Sept 11, September 11, Sheldon Silver, 911 Primary, Ny Legislature, 911, Ny News, September 11 Primary, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's legislative leaders have agreed to move the Sept. 11 political primary in remembrance of the deaths and rescues in the 2001...

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Top U.S. Officials Sought To Testify At Gitmo 9/11 Trial

AP | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Video, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Guantanamo 9/11 Trial, Guantanamo Trial, 9/11 Trial, Guantanamo Prisoners, Guantanamo Bay, 9/11, 9/11 Attacks, World News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Defense teams in the Sept. 11 case at Guantanamo are asking a military judge to order senior U.S. government officials to tes...

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NSA Analyst: "We Could Have Prevented 9/11"

Washington Spectator | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Barbara Koeppel, Cia, National Security, Department of Defense, 9/11, National Security Agency, September 11th, Thomas Drake, Al Qaeda, Politics News

The idea is, NSA only tells Congress what it wants them to hear, and Congress will just have to figure out what it really knows. The problem is, how will Congress find something unless it knows what it's looking for and where to find it?

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Why I Married My Husband... Even Though I Knew He Was Gay

Liza Monroy | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Washing Dishes, Marriage, Green Card, Marrying Your Best Friend, Visa, Marital Discord, 9/11, Newlyweds, Weddings, Gay Husband, After the Wedding, Weddings News

Emir and I loved each other and offered each other everything except our bodies.

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WTC Sphere That Survived 9/11 To Get New Home

AP | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: 9/11, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Battery Park, World Trade Center, New York News, World Trade Center Sphere, September 11th, Ny News, New York News

NEW YORK -- A spherical sculpture that endured the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center is close to getting a temporary new home that will keep ...

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Think Before You Stereotype

Iman Hariri-Kia | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: 9/11, September 11, Islamophobia, Racial Stereotypes, Teen News

After the Iraq War started, a girl came up to me on the playground and shouted, "Pick a side, terrorist." Her father was serving in the American military in Iraq and she assumed that was where I was from.

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Fewer Swords, Smaller Shields: Defining a New National Security Ethos

William Astore | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: National Security, 9/11, Laissez-Faire, Obama National Security, Romney National Security, U.S. Military, Monroe Doctrine, Decade After 9/11, Politics News

Given all these swords and all these shields (and all of our frustrating wars and all of the lives spent), the key question of the 2012 presidential election should be: Are we truly more secure now than we were twelve years ago?

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When You Want To Talk Dirty, 911 Operators Won't Help

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Video, Oklahoma Crime, Dumb Crime, 911, Dirty Talk, Clyde Hobbs, 911 Dispatcher, 911 Calls, Weird Oklahoma, Man Calls 911 to Talk Dirty, 911 Operator, Weird News News

He apparently needed assistance -- just not the kind 911 provides. Police say that Clyde Hobbs, 72, called emergency operators in Oklahoma at least...

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Week 3: 50-City U.S. Speaking Tour

Imran Ahmad | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: 9/11, Islam, The West, Perfect Gentleman, Muslims, Imran Ahmad, Homeland Security, Culture News

Background: I'm from London, but I'm currently working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I wrote a book that was published in the U.S. earlier this month: T...

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The Rising: Responding to Tragedy

Craig Werner | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: The Rising, Bruce Springsteen, University of Wisconsin, 9/11, September 11, You're Missing Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen the Rising, Video, College News

Tragedy is the one event throughout history that has never failed to bring people together, no matter race, religion or beliefs. The Rising plays off of this idea.

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Fearing Fear Itself

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Obama Hope, Google, Subprime Crisis, Gmos, Fear, Fukushima, France, 9/11, French Jews, Elections 2012, The Economy, Palestinians, Mad Cow Disease, Bernie Madoff, France Elections, Politics, Students Loans, Advertising, College, Martin Luther King Jr., Public Relations, Fearless, Japan, Israel, Generation Y, South Sudan, Becoming Fearless, Becoming-Fearless, Politics News

In this election year, I've been on fear watch. Folks are fearful of everything from 2012 theories to GMOs to student loans taking over as the number one source of pain for college grads everywhere.

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The Beastie Boys and Interdependence: Adam Yauch's Civic Courage

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Interdependence Movement, 9/11, Adam Yauch, War on Terror, Beastie Boys, Interdependence, Beastie Boys Adam Yauch, Adam Yauch Dies, Adam Yauch Dead, Culture News

As we remember Adam Yauch and his pioneering musicality, we should also acknowledge his pioneering civic courage -- his identity as a punk musician and rapper for whom citizenship was a natural expression of art, and interdependence a necessary concomitant of citizenship.

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9/11 Mastermind Trial Could Last Years

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: September 11, Video, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Guantanamo Trial, 9/11 Trial, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial, 9/11 Guantanamo, 9/11, Guantanamo Bay, Ksm, World News

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — The U.S. has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks ...

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9/11 Mastermind In Court

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: September 11, Video, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ali Abd Al-Aziz Ali, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial, 9/11, Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Ramzi Binalshibh, 9-11, Al Qaeda, World News

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — They knelt in prayer, ignored the judge and wouldn't listen to Arabic translations as they confronted nearly 3...

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