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$2.8 Billion Sept. 11 Fund Opens Doors

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The new September 11 Victim Compensation Fund took its first major step to begin helping people sickened and dying from the rescue and r...

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For 9/11 Cancer Sufferers, The Struggle For Help Continues

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.09.2011

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Mike Burke was enjoying a round of golf with fellow firefighters when two hijacked planes struck the twin towers ten years ago. "We immediately le...

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Firefighter Cancer Tied To Ground Zero Exposure

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 11.01.2011

Firefighters who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, selflessly exposing themselves to the toxic dust that clouded Ground Zero, were 19 percent m...

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9/11 Health Czar: No Cancer Link To Ground Zero

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Veterans of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and cleanup who are stricken with cancer had their hopes dashed Tuesday -- at least temporari...

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Rips Lawmakers Wanting To Screen 9/11 Responders For Terrorism

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, Video, Sept. 11, Terrorism, 9/11, Zadroga Bill, Jon Stewart 9/11, Terrorism Watch List, 9/11 First Responders Bill, Politics News, 9/11 First Responders, Daily Show, Cliff Stearns, Jon Stewart, Zadroga, James Zadroga Health Bill, September 11th, Comedy News

In 2010, "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart committed himself fully to advocating for the passage of the Zadroga Bill, a measure that would "provide $7...

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9/11 Responders Warned They Will Be Screened For Terrorism Ties (EXCLUSIVE)

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A provision in the new 9/11 health bill may be adding insult to injury for people who fell sick after their service in the aftermath of ...

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Ailing 9/11 Responders Aided By Budget Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: September 11, Frank Wolf, Continuing Resolution, Sept. 11, Jose Serrano, Budget, 9/11, 9/11 Health, Zadroga, Zadroga Bill, James Zadroga Health Bill, September 11th, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The new budget passed by Congress Thursday fixes a legislative gaffe that could have killed a new program that helps ailing 9/11 respond...

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What Sound Does It Make When a 9/11 Hero Falls?

Anthony DePalma | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Multiple-Myeloma, Cancer, Firefighters, Zadroga Bill, New York City, Home News

The death of New York City firefighter and ground zero responder Roy Chelsen is painful affirmation of the need for the Zadroga bill.

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9/11 First Responders Storm Tom Coburn's Office To Protest Block On Their Health Care Bill (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Coburn, 9/11 First Responders, 9/11 Health Care, 9/11 First Responders Health Care, 9/11 Health Care Bill, Zadroga Bill, Video, Politics News

UPDATE: The Senate has reached a deal that is expected to allow for the passage of a scaled-down health care package. Senator Coburn responded in a s...

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White House Looking To Jon Stewart For Help With 9/11 Responders Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Robert Gibbs, Barack Obama, Jon Stewart, 9/11 Health Bill, The Daily Show, Eat the Press, Zadroga Bill, James Zadroga Health Bill, Politics News

So, per Politico, here is a thing that is happening in our lives: Robert Gibbs, President Obama's press secretary, told reporters on Tuesday that he ...

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The G.O.P. Naughty List

Elizabeth Bisbee Silber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Dadt, Lindsay Graham, DREAM Act, Tax Cuts, Lame Duck Session, 9/11 Health Care Bill, Zadroga Bill, Filibuster, Senate, Jim De Mint, John Kyl, Politics News

As Santa is making his list this year, he need not check it twice when deciding which U.S. Senators have been naughty, and which have been nice.

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Tom Coburn Vs. Rudy Giuliani In Latest Battle Over 9/11 First Responders Bill

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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This story has been updated with additional reporting by Ryan Grim WASHINGTON - Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), a licensed physician long known as the S...

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Shep Smith Unloads On Blockers Of 9/11 Responders Bill: 'How Do They Sleep At Night?'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shepard Smith 9/11 Bill, Video, Shepard Smith 9/11 First Responders Bill, Shepard Smith, Fox News, Shep Smith, Shep Smith 9/11 Bill, Zadroga Bill, Shep Smith 9/11 First Responders Bill, Media News

Shepard Smith excoriated the Senators who are holding up the so-called "Zadroga Bill" to assist 9/11 first responders who suffer from medical problems...

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WATCH: Stewart Spends ENTIRE Last Show Of 2010 On 9/11 Responders Bill

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011

Thursday night marked the final "Daily Show" of the year -- and the decade -- and Jon Stewart devoted the entire program discussing something near to ...

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Senate Republicans Spread Ground Zero Gloom

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 9/11 Health Bill, Rudy Giuliani, Ground Zero Workers, James Zadroga, 9/11 Bill, Olympia Snowe, Zadroga Bill, President Bush, 9/11 Bill Senate, New York News

New York bashing is back. The GOP scuttling of the 9/11 health bill suggests it makes sense to sue to get your due. Not the message the trial-lawyer-averse Republicans might have wanted to send, but they sent it.

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Gillibrand Makes Emotional Plea For Zadroga Bill

newsday.com | Originally Published: December 6, 2010 10:03 PM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) choked up on the Senate floor Monday as she made an impassioned plea for passing the Zadroga 9/11 health...

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Question for Tea Partiers: Is This What You Voted for?

Larry Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: September 11, Americans, Scott Brown, Unemployment Benefits, Tax Cuts, 9/11, Democrats, Zadroga Bill, Tea Party, Republicans, Politics News

Tea Party activists, from someone on the other side of the aisle, I respected the impact you were able to make on the 2010 election. Now is the time to continue to flex your muscles.

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Needed: A GOP Ground Zero Hero

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Susan Collins, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Mayor Bloomberg, James Zadroga, Olympia Snowe, 9/11 Health Bill, Zadroga Bill, 9/11 Bill, President Bush, 9/11 Bill Senate, Ground Zero Workers, Mark Kirk, New York News

The 9/11 health bill faces a vote in the Senate. Democratic backers are one Republican vote short of passage.

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The 9/11 Settlement Doesn't Fully Address Cancer Issues

Anthony DePalma | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 9 11 Health Effects, 9/11, September 11th Health Effects, 9/11 Settlement, Zadroga Bill, 9 11, Home News

According to the Zadroga bill, those who are sick, or who become sick, qualify for medical care and financial awards. But, as it stands now, cancer is not included in the list of diseases that automatically qualify a responder for treatment and compensation.

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