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Families Stream Into NYC 9/11 Ceremony

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK — The selfless spirit that helped mend a stricken nation eight years ago was renewed. Volunteers marked 9/11 Friday by tilling gardens,...

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8th Anniversary of Sept 11: Do We Understand Them?

Mohamed Elmenshawy | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Arabs, Terrorism, 9/11 Anniversary, George W. Bush, 9/11, Admiral Mike Mullen, 9-11, Muslim, September 11th, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, World News
Mohamed Elmenshawy

For the Obama administration to continue its focus only on improving the image of the United States abroad, through the approach of "strategic communication" or "public diplomacy," is to see only half of the picture.

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Punishing September 11 Culprits: Some Inmates Weigh In

Joseph Cooper | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Criminal Punishment, Crime, Terrorism, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Criminal Justice, 9/11 Families, 9-11, 9/11 Victims, Politics News
Joseph Cooper

Shouldn't a victim of crime have some say in how his or her attacker is dealt with? What's so wrong with retributive justice? I've posed these questions to inmates at a facility where I teach.

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I've Got My 9/11 Story. What's Yours?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: September 11, 9/11, September 11th, Pamela Yoder, Steve Rosenbaum, 9/11 Anniversary, Cameraplanet, Politics News
Steve Rosenbaum

For the past eight years, the most important story regarding 9/11 has been locked away, hidden, out of sight. Today is the time to open that drawer, take that story out and share it with the world.

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September 11th: 8 Ways To Manage Anxiety On An Anniversary

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: 9/11, Anxiety, The Inner Life, Anniversary, September 11th, Living News
Therese Borchard

Most of us circle a few days of the calendar year that we know will be difficult to get through: the anniversary of a death, traumatic event, or even happy occasion. These dates are charged with emotion. September 11th falls under that category for most of us.

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The 9/11 Standard

Cenk Uygur | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, George Bush, Media, The 9/11 Standard, Barack Obama, National Security, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

Republicans would love to take credit for the safety we are enjoying under Obama, but do you think that they would say the same thing if the shoe was on the other foot?

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A 9/11 Remembrance: One Extraordinary Life Out of Many

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: Inspiration, Fdny, 9/11 Victims, Terrorism, 911, 9/11 Anniversary, Triumph, World News
Brian Levin, J.D.

One way to begin to understand the magnitude of a numbing mass tragedy like 9/11, is not in numbers, but rather, in stories. Today's focus here is one story of many that demand to be told.

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A Never-Ending Battle

Michael Kaplan | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home

Read More: 9/11, Germany, Battle, Rome, Anniversary, Bozo Sapiens, Teutoburger Wald, Varus, Home News
Michael Kaplan

We remain in danger of making the same mistakes the Romans made.

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Ask an Average Conservative Blogger

Edward Murray | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Birthers, Liberal Media, Rush Limbaugh, Liberals, Bloggers, George W. Bush, 9/11, Obama, Conservative, Michelle Malkin, Obama Speech, Bush Administration, Tax Cuts, Evolution, Iraq, Health Care, 9/11 Truthers, Comedy News
Edward Murray

Average Conservative Blogger responds to readers' questions.

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A New Number for a New Era: From 9/11 to 350

Billy Parish | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Fear, Solar, 350.Org, Bush, Hope, Terrorism, Wind, Green, 9/11, Vanjones, Clean Energy, Iraqwar, Glenn, 350, Beck, Glennbeck, Afghanistan, Jones, Justice, Iraq, Color of Change, Van, Green News
Billy Parish

Until we change our lifestyle, the Earth will remain in the danger zone. There is still time to bring carbon dioxide levels back down, but it's going to take a major transformation in how we think and act.

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Scott Foval | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Rememberance, Hate, Freedom, 9/11, Mourning, Good, Prayer, Evil, Loss, Love, Bigotry, Living News
Scott Foval

Never forget, but never give in to the hate. That is the challenge.

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Eight Years Later: Why Is There Still A Hole at Ground Zero?

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rudy Giuliani, Veterans, War, Health Care, 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Obama, Ground Zero, September 11th, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

I, along with almost two million other troops, were sent to war because of what happened there. Too many lives were lost that day, and too little attention has been given to memorializing them.

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September 8 and September 11: Joy, Pain, and Hope

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: 9/11, Education, Brooklyn Bridge, New York Skyline, Barack Obama, Children, Buildings, World Trade Center, George W. Bush, Living News
Jeff Goldstein

I am an American, and I am a New Yorker. I grew up in Long Island, then the Bronx. I grew up with an iconic skyline shaped by the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings and the World Trade Center.

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Is the Age of Terror Over?

Gary Hart | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: War on Terror, Terrorism, Age of Terror, Gary Hart, Human Bombs, Richard Clarke, 9/11, Barack Obama, War on Terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, World Trade Center, Al Qaeda, World News
Gary Hart

By abandoning the "war on terrorism" paradigm, President Obama has helped us understand that acts of terrorism will continue in parts of the world, and that we must continue to make such acts as difficult as possible here in the United States.

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The Politicization of 9/11

David Paine | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Day of Service, 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, Politics News
David Paine

After an article appeared in the American Spectator, the 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance -- and the organization behind it -- became political ammo aimed at President Obama.

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FBI Agents Missed Chance To Stop Atta, Informant Says

ABC News | BRIAN ROSS and VIC WALTER | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: 9/11, 9/11 Hijackers, Fbi Agents, Fbi, Mohammed Atta, World News

On the eve of the eight year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an FBI informant who infiltrated alleged terrorist cells in the U.S. tells ABC News the ...

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Interview: The Inspiring Story of 9/11 Survivor Michelle Rosado

2morrowknight | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Empowerment, Motivational Speaker, Pursuing Your Destiny, Michelle, Vegan, 9/11, Living, Love, Twin Towers, Michelle Rosado, Gratitude, Peace Activist, Ground Zero, New York City, September 11th, Living News
2morrowknight

Although the experiences through the years have ultimately shaped my destiny, I wasn't fully aware that my true "destiny" ever existed until September 11th.

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Mrs. Palin, Quit Makin' Things Up!

Shannyn Moore | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Health Care Reform, Obama, President Obama, Facebook, Health Care Speech, Sarah Palin, Joe Wilson, Facebook Response, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

After I read Sarah Palin's Facebook page response to the president's speech on health care reform, I had to walk away and count to ten -- in Russian. Here is her statement with my response.

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On 9/11, Day Of Mourning Becomes Day Of Service

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK (AP) - Drawing on the spirit that spurred volunteers to rush to the burning World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans looked for ways t...

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9/11 Events In New York City

Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

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As usual, there is a multitude of events happening tomorrow to honor the anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Here is a brief rundown of what's...

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Teaching Our Kids About 9/11

Danielle Crittenden | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: 9/11, 9/11 Pentagon, September 11th, 9/11 Anniversary, Living News
Danielle Crittenden

My youngest child, Beatrice, has no idea how intimately her pre-natal existence and early infancy is tied up with 9/11, at least in my memory.

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Instinct of an American Hero

Michael Smerconish | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Michael Smerconish Instinct, Michael Smerconish, Jose Melendez-Perez, Michael Smerconish Book, September 11th, 9/11 Anniversary, Politics News
Michael Smerconish

The publication of Instinct will provide Jose Melendez-Perez, a true 9/11 hero, with the well-deserved recognition he's never had among the general populace.

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9/11's Dark Heritage

Dan Collins | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Freedom Tower, 9/11 Construction Workers, 9/11 Freedom Tower, Sept. 11, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11, Sept. 11 Anniversary, 9/11 Commission, World Trade Center, World Trade Center Construction, 9/11 Families, 9/11 Victims, New York News
Dan Collins

We still haven't quite acknowledged that our leaders never adequately warned the men and women working around the smoldering site that the place where they were flinging themselves into duty was a toxic landmine.

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Museum Scours World For New Videos Of 9/11 Attacks

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: The National Sept. 11 Memorial, 9/11, 9/11 Attacks, New York City, New York, 9/11 Video, New York News

NEW YORK — A camera in Brooklyn points through a chain-link fence at black smoke pouring from one skyscraper, while a plane pierces another. Pap...

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No Escape From Guantanamo: The Latest Habeas Rulings

Andy Worthington | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, War on Terror, Ghaleb Al-Bihani, 9/11 Anniversary, President Obama, Judge James Robertson, 9/11, Guantanamo, Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed, Taliban, Judge Ellen Huvelle, World News, Dick Cheney, Habeas Corpus, Politics News, Kandahar, Mohammed Al-Adahi, Habeas Corpus Guantanamo, Guantanamo Bay, Abdul Rahim Al-Ginco, The Guantanamo Files, Judge Gladys Kessler, Advocacy, Closing Guantanamo, World, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo Task Force, Authorization for Use of Military Force, Salim Hamdan, Yemeni Detainees Guantanamo, US District Court, Kuwaiti Detainees Guantanamo, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, Bush Administration, Judge Richard Leon, Adham Mohammed Ali Awad, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Tora Bora, Al-Farouq, Cuba, Guantanamo Files, Politics News
Andy Worthington

Rulings made by District Court judges in the habeas corpus appeals of prisoners held at Guantánamo seemed to confirm that the courts were uniquely placed to deliver justice to the prisoners.

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