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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 10:00

GAO: Hospitals' Failure to Secure Radioactive Materials Ups Terrorism Risk

Written by Jeanette Torres

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Eleven years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Government Accountability Office has released a report saying that hospitals have been negligent in securing the radioactive materials they use to treat…

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 08:11

No 'Credible or Specific' Terror Threat on 9/11 Anniversary

Written by Jeanette Torres

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Intelligence sources tell ABC News that there is no "credible or specific" information that al Qaeda or any other terrorist organizations are plotting attacks timed to coincide with the 11th…

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:18

Purple Heart-Winning Army Vet Playing Football for Clemson This Fall

Written by Jeanette Torres

Clemson SID Office(NEW YORK) -- Sports fans may refer to the football field as a place of battle, but Army Sgt. Daniel Rodriguez knows better."When I go to school I think of it as such…

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 07:03

Florida Police Search for Woman Pushed in River by Boyfriend

Written by Jeanette Torres

Andrew Skevington (DeSoto County Sherrif''s Dept.)(ARCADIA, Fla.) -- Police are searching for a Florida woman who they say disappeared in a river after apparently being pushed into the water by her boyfriend. A search is…

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 04:50

US Commemorates 9/11 Attacks on 11th Anniversary

Written by Jeanette Torres

ALEX FUCHS/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Unlike last year, Tuesday’s commemoration of the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be far more subdued.It was on Sept. 11, 2001 that al Qaeda hijackers flew planes into the World Trade…

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 04:49

9/11 Memorial Offers Quiet Amid New York Chaos, Designer Says

Written by Jeanette Torres

DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Michael Arad, the architect behind the 9/11 memorial that opened a year ago this week, wanted to create a space for quiet reflection on those who died in the attacks…

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 04:49

Leon Panetta Pays Tribute to Passengers and Crew of Flight 93

Written by Jeanette Torres

Department of Defense/Glenn Fawcett(SHANKSVILLE, Pa.) -- While Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver a speech Tuesday at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Secretary of State Leon Panetta offered his own…

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 00:09

Lawmaker Admits Fumble, NFL Players Do Have Free Speech

Written by Carmen Cox

Tom Dahlin/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) -- After a testy exchange of scathing letters, Maryland state Delegate Emmett C. Burns has changed his mind and conceded that professional football players have First Amendment rights to freedom of speech.Last…

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Tuesday, 11 September 2012 00:07

Officials Reach Agreement to Complete 9/11 Museum

Written by Carmen Cox

David Handschuh-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, the Port Authority and The National September 11 Memorial Museum have reached an agreement to continue construction…

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Monday, 10 September 2012 20:14

Chicago Teachers Strike 'Wrong... For Our Children,' Mayor Says

Written by Carmen Cox

Scott Olson/Getty Images(CHICAGO) -- As Chicago teachers and administrators walked on picket lines Monday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said it was "wrong ... for our children" and urged negotiators to "stay at the table."The strike is…

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