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9/11 Volunteers Now Have To Dig Up Proof Of Service

www.nytimes.com | Posted 01.02.2013 | Impact
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On the day the terrorists flew into the World Trade Center, the Wu-Tang Clan canceled its meeting with a record mixer named Richard Oliver, so Mr. Oli...

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Eleven Years After 9/11, Those Who Volunteered Continue to Literally Be Left in the Dust

David Fagin | Posted 11.12.2012 | New York
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As Americans, we seem most highly evolved at thinking of ways to screw each other over. That includes denying the chronically ill volunteers who went down to Ground Zero the day after 9/11 not only compensation for illness, but refusing to acknowledge some were even there.

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Looking Back, Moving Forward

Tim Armstrong | Posted 11.11.2012 | Impact
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In a matter of minutes and hours, an act that was meant to freeze the country and our freedom, led to an outpouring of immediate action. If terrorism is about creating inaction, our country is about action.

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Top Ten Most Inspiring Stories Of The 2000s

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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This past decade has had its share of mishaps, to be sure, but here at Impact, we think the following inspirational moments are enough to make even th...

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