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9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
The final mystery of 9/11 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center.
2008.07.04-10:09pm
The 47-story third tower, known as Tower Seven, collapsed seven hours after the twin towers.
Investigators are expected to say ordinary fires on several different floors caused the collapse.
Why We Went to War in Iraq
2008.07.03-02:47am
A lot of poor commentary has framed the Iraq war as a conflict of “choice” rather than of “necessity.” In fact, President George W. Bush chose to remove Saddam Hussein from power because he concluded that doing so was necessary.
Lawyers detail health problems from 9/11
2008.07.02-10:10am
Lawyers for those who worked at the World Trade Center in New York after the 2001 terrorist attacks say 67 percent suffer from respiratory disease.
Rebuilding at 9/11 Site Runs Late, Report Says
2008.07.02
At the World Trade Center site, the memorial to the people who died on Sept. 11, 2001, will not be open to the public in time for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack, as had been previously announced.
The $2.5 billion PATH station and transit hub nearby are not only behind schedule and over budget, but the final design is not even finished.
Guantanamo judge orders separate hearings for 9/11 defendants following intimidation claims
2008.07.02
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: A U.S. military judge on Tuesday ordered separate hearings for five men accused in the Sept. 11 attacks, responding to complaints that the attacks' alleged mastermind intimidated others, defense lawyers said.
Judge Ralph Kohlmann, a Marine colonel, scheduled individual appearances for each of the five men at pretrial hearings at Guantanamo Bay next week to address whether they want help from Pentagon-appointed attorneys, according to their lawyers.
9/11 attacks catalyst for medic's enlisting at 17
By Pvt. Christopher McKenna, 3rd Brigade Combat Team
2008.06.30
CAMP STRIKER, Iraq — "I was 16 years old when 9/11 happened, and being the hot-blooded person that I am, I joined the Army on my 17th birthday," said Spc. Jontel Watson, a 3rd Platoon, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment combat medic.
"I graduated (from high school) early and went to basic training in 2002."
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2008.07.04-10:09pm9/11 third tower mystery 'solved'
2008.07.03-02:47amWhy We Went to War in Iraq
2008.07.02-10:10amLawyers detail health problems from 9/11
2008.07.02Rebuilding at 9/11 Site Runs Late, Report Says
2008.07.02Guantanamo judge orders separate hearings for 9/11 defendants following intimidation claims
2008.06.309/11 attacks catalyst for medic's enlisting at 17
2008.05.279/11 Is A Crutch
2008.05.26NPR's China reporting: An insult to 9/11 victims
2008.05.26The right vote
2008.05.08360 post-9/11 workers have died, including 80 of cancer, says state
2008.05.088 officers who died of post-9/11 illness added to NYPD memorial
2008.05.059/11 Charity Held Up as Model Of How Best to Help Bereaved
2008.04.15Families of 9/11 Responders to Pray With Pope at Ground Zero
2008.04.03NYC Tells Capitol Hill 9/11 “Was an Attack on America”
2008.04.02Finding the Voices of Moderate Islam
2008.04.02Is Another 9/11 Inevitable?
2008.04.02Jefferson man charged in fraud; 9/11 foundation under review
2008.03.11Disney Challenged on DVD Sales For “Path to 9/11”
2008.03.119/11 Responders Dying of Neglect
2008.03.09New York Daily News says NY House Dems ‘Let NY Down’
2008.03.06Anti–Smoking Lobby accused of exploiting 9/11 deaths
2008.02.29Ship named in honor of 9/11 to be christened
2008.02.29Temporary 9/11 center makes lasting imprint
2008.02.289/11 Redux: 'Thousands of Aliens' in U.S. Flight Schools Illegally
2008.02.28Councilman Proposes Bill To Aid Sick 9/11 First Responders
