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AP source: Clinton to commission USS New York

A White House official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will represent the administration at Saturday's commissioning of a Navy assault ship built with steel from the felled World Trade Center towers.

Navy ship built with WTC steel goes into service

The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.

Arrest made in fire at NYC chapel for 9/11 victims

A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of setting a small fire at the temporary home for the remains of thousands of World Trade Center victims, police said.

Ship built with WTC steel sails for namesake city

A Navy assault ship built with tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center towers began its journey to New York on Tuesday, sailing down the Mississippi River in a pea-soup fog as watchers along the levee strained for a glimpse.

Thousands seek help for 9/11-related health issues

A city task force on medical problems linked to the collapse of the World Trade Center says tens of thousands of New Yorkers have sought treatment or enrolled in a health monitoring program.

FBI pays wrongly detained Egyptian man $250,000

The FBI paid $250,000 this week to an Egyptian man detained when a pilot's aviation radio was found after the Sept. 11 attacks in his hotel room overlooking the World Trade Center, his lawyer said Thursday.

Jay-Z more than a rockstar at 9/11 concert

Since the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, many people have helped rebuild New York City in different ways. Rapper Jay-Z did it his own way: headlining a star-studded concert at Madison Square Garden.

Irish C Olsen inspired by NYC firefighter father

The tattoo Notre Dame center Eric Olsen had inked on his left arm over the summer features the New York skyline of nearly a decade ago, with the World Trade Center's twin towers soaring above the clouds.

Sept. 11 galvanizes US troops in Afghanistan

Many of the troops at this sprawling U.S. air base were in their mid-teens when they watched the planes hit the World Trade Center's twin towers on television and vowed to join the military.

This 9-11, Obama has the bullhorn on terrorism

On Sept. 11, 2001, Barack Obama was driving to a state legislative hearing in Chicago when he heard the first sketchy reports of a plane hitting the World Trade Center on his car radio. The 40-year-old state senator spent the afternoon in his law office watching "nightmare images" of destruction and grief unfold on TV.

Nation marks 9/11 with acts of volunteerism

The nation marked the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with rain-soaked remembrances and acts of volunteerism honoring those who rushed into danger to help.

Museum scours world for new videos of 9/11 attacks

A camera in Brooklyn points through a chain-link fence at black smoke pouring from one skyscraper, while a plane pierces another. Papers fly through the sky; some of them end up in the filmmakers' hands.

New program will teach students about 9/11

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined Sept. 11 family members and college professors on Tuesday at a hotel blocks from the World Trade Center site to unveil a plan to teach middle and high school students about the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Volunteer NY firefighter honored with 9/11 medal

A volunteer firefighter who died helping to rescue people from the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has been awarded the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor.

Pa.-based memorial car to race in Va. on Sept. 11

A custom-designed racecar bearing the phrase "Always Remember" was unveiled Monday by NASCAR's Benny Gordon across from the World Trade Center site.

Exhibit offers live view of WTC construction

Visitors to the World Trade Center site can now watch live video of the construction at ground zero.

Steel beam returns to NYC's ground zero

It became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now a massive steel column has been returned to ground zero as a symbol of rebirth.

WTC owners finish paying $300K/day in late fees

The owners of ground zero say they've stopped paying $300,000-a-day penalties to the developer at the World Trade Center site after more than a year.

Designs sought for mural on WTC construction fence

Artists looking for somewhere to display their work now have a chance to be seen at one of the city's most high-profile places — the World Trade Center site.

Immune system cancer found in young 9/11 officers

Researchers say a small number of young law enforcement officers who participated in the World Trade Center rescue and cleanup operation have developed an immune system cancer.

Post-trauma stress lingers in NYC 9/11 survivors

People who were heavily exposed to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center had elevated risks of developing post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms even five years later, about four times that of the general public, according to a study released Tuesday.

Developer sends ground zero impasse to arbitration

A monthslong dispute over who should pay to build office towers at the World Trade Center site is headed to arbitration after a developer called Tuesday for a binding ruling on a standoff that threatens to stall ground zero rebuilding.

NY gov meets with ground zero developer on lease

World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein has agreed to continue talks to renegotiate a lease at ground zero after meeting with New York Gov. David Paterson.

NY man pleads not guilty in skyscraper slaying

A handyman at a skyscraper near the World Trade Center pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges he murdered a cleaning woman and hid her body in the tower's ventilation system.

WTC owners offer plan to finance 2nd skyscraper

The owners of ground zero have offered to partially fund the building of a second tower planned by a private developer.

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Ship built with 9/11 steel comes to New York
Source: msnbc.com

A U.S. Navy assault ship built with steel from the fallen World Trade Center and named in honor of the city and state that were home to the twin towers is making its inaugural visit there.

New York '9/11 hero police chief' jailed
Source: Telegraph

A former New York police chief, Bernard Kerik who was hailed a hero after the September 11 2001 attacks, has been jailed after a federal judge revoked his bail ahead of a corruption trial.

Warship built from 9/11 steel heads to NYC
Source: msnbc.com

A warship built with 7 1/2 tons of steel from the World Trade Center site is heading to its namesake city.

Remembering September 11th - Huge Photos from "The Big Picture
Source: The Boston Globe

An unusually good collection of photos.

9/11: Truth, Trutherism, and Truthiness
Source: MotherJones.com

The morning of 9/11, when the alarm went off with National Public Radio's Carl Kasell talking about planes flying into the World Trade Center, I was convinced I'd stumbled into a modern-day War of the Worlds.

Glenn Beck exploits 9/11 tragedy for ratings: Because cheap symbology matters more than people
Source: Crooks and Liars

There really isn't more shameless a huckster working the snake-oil circuits of cable punditry these days than Glenn Beck.

Text WTC to 25383 to Support the 9/11 Memorial

You can now make a $5 donation to the 9/11 Memorial through a new text to donate program. By texting the message "WTC" to the phone# 25383 you can make a $5 donation.

Jump or Burn

What a horrible choice, but that is exactly what Americans faced on 9-11, 2001 who occupied the World Trade center. The people on the hijacked planes didn't even have that choice..that was made by the terrorists who hijacked their plane

Remembering 9-11

I woke up at 10:00 AM and brought all the kids into the Living Room. My youngest son is nine and my girl is twelve. They were too young to know what 9-11 was about and for my girl it was the first real time I sat down and talked with her about it.

Although I was 3000 miles away, The events of 9/11 changed my life forever.

9/11/2001. I honer those that gave their lives in the Towers on that day. I honer those that have died as a result of duty unselfishly given on that day. May God bless you. And may we never forget as a nation the tragedy of 9/11/2001. MY STORY:

'Made in China' Ground Zero memorial glass won't be American made
Source: Breaking Midstate News with The Patriot-News

Last month the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey changed the name from Freedom Tower to "One World Trade Center."

New program will teach students about 9/11
Source: msnbc.com

The 9/11 curriculum, believed to be the first comprehensive educational plan focusing on the attacks, is expected to be tested at schools in New York City and six other states.

Death Panels for Terrorists! Just how over the top can a pro-ObamaCare pitch get?
Source: Wall Street Journal

Look at the hype put on the Obama blog! Can a reasonable person put their minds around this? Using 9/11/2001 to abuse verbally abuse our citizens again? The article states in part... By JAMES TARANTO Yesterday we argued that President Obama has been distracted from the wa …

Race car honoring Sept. 11 memorial unveiled

Newsday August 31, 2009 by MICHAEL FRAZIER / michael.frazier@newsday.com With the throttle gunned and the exhaust pipes roaring, a NASCAR custom-painted in tribute of the 2001 terror attack victims was unveiled Monday in Manhattan near Ground Zero.

If you just can't wait 4 years... 9/11 Memorial Preview Site opens to public

BY Christina Boyle DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Updated Wednesday, August 26th 2009, 4:46 PM Visitors to Ground Zero can now get a peek at the rebuilding of the sacred site after a new exhibit opened Wednesday in lower Manhattan.

President Obama's Campaign To Pervert 9/11 Truth
Source: Right Wing News

Islamofascists bent on destroying freedom, who hate Jews and Christians, and out of soul blotting envy murdered nearly 3,000 innocent Americans on 9/11 should be remembered for being soulless killers.

9/11 memorial preview site opening in NYC

By AMY WESTFELDT (AP) – August 18, 2009 NEW YORK — Tourists coming to ground zero to see the Sept. 11 memorial often peer through a fenced-off construction site for a glimpse and ask street vendors when it will be built.

Huge column is largest installed at WTC tower
Source: msnbc.com

Builders of the tallest office tower under construction at ground zero have set a 70-ton piece of steel into place - the largest column installed yet at the building.

Mounting evidence for disbelieving Bush, Obama version of 9-11 but no outcry for inquiry
Source: MWC News

Scientific evidence has increased extraordinarily that the official Bush Administration (now Obama Administration) version of 9-11 is false - but there is no public outcry for a proper , definitive inquiry into who did 9-11.

Who Is Ground Zero's Ombudsman?
Source: www.globest.com

Over the past few days, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Silverstein Properties Inc. and the politicians who support them, have all raised the volume higher. The main players, including Gov.

Port to Silverstein: Here's the Land, Now Build on it
Source: www.globest.com

That decision led to the Port being ordered to pay Silverstein $14.5 million in late penalties. By that following December 2008, the Port lost another arbitration decision, costing it $49.5 million.

Cleaning woman vanishes at NYC skyscraper
Source: msnbc.com

A Manhattan skyscraper in one of the most security-conscious parts of the city has become the scene of an unlikely missing persons mystery.

Professor in Sept. 11 flap loses bid to reclaim job
Source: msnbc.com

A judge refused Tuesday to reinstate a University of Colorado professor who was fired on plagiarism charges after he likened some Sept. 11 terrorist attack victims to a Nazi leader.

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