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Justice American Style

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ksm, Constitution, Bush Administration, Donald Rumsfeld, 9/11, Alberto Gonzales, Al Jazeera, Twin Towers, 9/11 Victims, Islamist Extremism, 9/11 Widow, Politics News
Kristen Breitweiser

Now more than ever, Americans need to trust our own judicial system to fully and openly prosecute the mass murderers of 9/11 while the rest of the world bears witness.

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The Unedited Truth: Why MSNBC Re-Airs 9/11 Coverage

Dan Abrams | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: 9/11, Dan Abrams, Msnbc, 9/11 Memorial, 9/11 Media Coverage, 9/11 Anniversary, 9/11 Msnbc, Twin Towers, Ground Zero, Media News
Dan Abrams

Some have called it gruesome or ghoulish, even referring to it as "death porn." Maybe so, but it also really happened.

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"Moving to New York" -- A Poem on the Anniversary of 9/11

Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Poem, September 11th, Taxis, NYC Subways, New York, Twin Towers, Wall Street, Broad Street, Poetry, Death, New York News
Larisa Alexandrovna

I wrote this poem years ago as way to deal with the attacks of September 11. On the the anniversary of that horrible day, I am posting it in commemora...

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

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York, Barack Obama, September 11th Anniversary, 9/11 Anniversary, National Day of Service, 9/11, Day of Service, Twin Towers, September 11th, World Trade Center, New York News

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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Review: Watchmen (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Warner Bros, Zack Snyder, Entertainment, Reviews, Watchmen, Comic Book, Scott Mendelson, Movies, 300, The Silk Spectre, Warner Bros., Charleton Comics, DC Comics, The Comedian, Ozymandias, The Watchmen, Superheroes, Dave Gibbons, Wagner, Comic Books, Entertainment News, Dr. Malcolm Long, Edward Blake, Dan Dreiberg, Stanley Kramer, Nite Owl, Captain Atom, Hollis Mason, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Sin City, World Trade Center, Doctor Manhattan, The Lord of the Rings, Twin Towers, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

The production is handsome, the acting is exceptional, and the special effects are mostly effective. But, at the end of the day, Watchmen is not an exciting story.

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Impossible To Inevitable: Dare To Dream Big (And 5 Tips To Get You Started!)

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Impossible Dream, Phillipe Petit, Dr. Judith Rich, Featured Contributor, Living News, Man on Wire!, The Academy Awards, The Oscars, Oprah Winfrey, Elizabeth Gilbert, Best Documentary Film 2009, Wire Walker, Twin Towers, Living News
Dr. Judith Rich

Part One "So many of our dreams at first seem Impossible, then the...

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Watchmen: Who's Watching The Watchmen?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Warner Bros., The Silk Spectre, The Comedian, The Watchmen, Dr. Malcolm Long, Nite Owl, Hollis Mason, Sin City, Watchmen, Entertainment News, World Trade Center, Doctor Manhattan, The Lord of the Rings, Charleton Comics, DC Comics, Dave Gibbons, Zack Snyder, Edward Blake, Dan Dreiberg, Superheroes, Stanley Kramer, Captain Atom, Iron Man, Comic Books, The Dark Knight, Twin Towers, Ozymandias, Wagner, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Based on one of the most collected and memorable comic book runs in history, the movie Watchmen tries to be all things cosmic and ambiguously moral to all of us.

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Pennsylvania Avenue: Take 2

Mary Lou Song | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Newseum, Purple Inauguration Tickets, Inauguration, Journalists, White House, Newspapers, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Donald Brasco, Timothy McVeigh, Washington DC, Media, Journalism, Tim Russert, Unabomber, Obama White House, Museums, Berlin Wall, Frederick Douglass, Twin Towers, Patty Hearst, Media News
Mary Lou Song

I almost had to remind myself to breathe inside the Newseum. There was Patty Hearst's gun and jacket. Donald Brasco's watch and Amex Card. A press pass to Timothy McVeigh's execution.

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Obama Wants to Re-Open Lady Liberty's Crown

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Statue of Liberty Reopen, Statue of Liberty's Crown, President Barack Obama, 9/11, Immigrants, Immigration, Statue of Liberty Obama, Barack Obama, New York City, New York, Ken Salazar and Interior Department, Obama and Ken Salazar, Tourism, Statue of Liberty, Ken Salazar, Europe, Twin Towers, September 11th, Ellis Island, Style News
Marlene H. Phillips

After 9/11, I thought it was wrong to close the Crown; the Statue of Liberty is the first image of America for millions of immigrants, and for untold millions it is the iconic symbol of the US.

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Planes, Presidents, and the Big Apple

Giles Slade | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Miracle on the Hudson, Katrina, Fema, Obama, Twin Towers, New York, Bush, Mia Farrow, Al Quaeda, Mutanadar Al-Zeidi, Shoes, Politics News
Giles Slade

Politicians are mainly now-guys, welded to the present, forced to react to the remorseless wheel of change with little time to see bigger pictures.

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9/11 -- Unfinished Business

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Middle East, Al Qaeda, Terrorism, Bin Laden, Twin Towers, 9/11, September 11th, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

I write this so that our remembrance of 9/11 serves as reminder that we were once united in our determination to complete the unfinished business at hand -- to bring justice to those who ruined so many lives.

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Twin Towers Collapsed Due To Magnetic Properties Of Steel, New Research Shows

BBC | Jennifer Carpenter | Posted 10.11.2008 | Home

Read More: 9/11, 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists, Twin Towers, 9/11 Anniversary, Home News

Scientists say an understanding of how the Twin Towers collapsed will help them develop the materials needed to build fusion reactors. New research s...

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The Other Ground Zero

Lea Lane | Posted 10.10.2008 | Living

Read More: 9/11, World Trade Center, United Flight 93, Twin Towers, Living, Terrorism, Jeremy Glick, Living News
Lea Lane

The site is a couple of hours from Pittsburgh. You approach it along a landscape of rolling fields -- it's not a place you'd expect to be a nexus of terrorism.

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Man on Wire: A Film to Experience

Asher Goldstein | Posted 09.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Manhattan, Philippe Petit, Man on Wire, Documentary, World Trade Center, Documentaries, Twin Towers, Movies, Entertainment News
Asher Goldstein

Man on Wire tells the story of Mr.Petit, a French street performer who in 1974 walked across a metal wire that was illegally mounted between the now fallen Twin Towers in lower Manhattan.

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