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WCBS-TV New York - 1 hour 43 minutes ago
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is slamming the Obama administration for planning to hold the trials of Khalid Sheik Mohammed and other accused terrorists in federal court in New York City, saying they will give aid and comfort to the enemy.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 2 minutes ago
If the men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks wonder what conditions they might face when they are moved to New York from Guantanamo Bay for trial, they can expect solitary confinement, 23-hour-a-day lockdowns, constant video surveillance and almost no visitors.
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New York Post - 2 hours 2 minutes ago
US Attorney General Eric Holder today toured the jail cells that will house suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four terrorist cohorts in advance of their controversial Lower Manhattan trial. After a meeting with law enforcement bras...
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redOrbit - 2 hours 3 minutes ago
The TSA operating manual, published online last spring, explains in detail the X-ray machine settings and explosives detectors and various other screening specifics.TSA officials interviewed by the Post newspaper established the security oversight, and former agency members said the blunder revealed publicly procedures put into place after the September 11 attacks."It increases the risk that ...
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San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours 6 minutes ago
Attorney General Eric Holder made an unannounced visit to a Manhattan courthouse Wednesday to inspect security for the pending trial of the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. Holder inspected the federal jail and nearby courthouse where Khalid... Eric Holder - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - Attorney general - New York - Security
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AG Weekly - Wed Dec 9, 4:05 pm ET
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - Given the economic outlook for 2009, Idaho's aquaculture industry braced for a repeat of the post 9-11 market free fall. Demand for seafood tanked immediately following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. as consumers stopped eating out.
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Institute of Museum and Library Services - Wed Dec 9, 3:54 pm ET
A memorial to the victims of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, the mementos of Civil War officers, and a blockhouse from an 18th-century Russian trading fort in Alaska are among the thousands of historically significant objects that will be conserved with the 2009 Save America's Treasures (SAT) grants.
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PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:44 pm ET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that donates 5000+ Christmas wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery each year. This year, Ms. Kathryn Cross, a Gold Star Mother who is leading the Wreaths Across America effort, personally secured enough donated wreaths for all three of the 9/11 memorials including the Pentagon Memorial. The ...
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Gothamist - Wed Dec 9, 1:14 pm ET
Some retirees kill time between Canasta games by moping around the house feeling sorry for themselves, but not former Vice President Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney. He swung by the Fox News clubhouse yesterday with some words of wisdom for our current President, calling his decision to let alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed go on trial in New York a "huge mistake." Obama should take his ...
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Park Hills Daily Journal - Wed Dec 9, 12:20 pm ET
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move both politically and legally risky, the Obama administration plans to put on trial the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks and four alleged accomplices in a lower Manhattan courthouse.
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Fox News - Wed Dec 9, 11:22 am ET
Dec. 9: U.S. Central Command commanding Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan (AP).
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KDKA Pittsburgh - Wed Dec 9, 11:16 am ET
Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday continued to press against President Obama's plans to fight terrorism both domestically and abroad. Appearing on Fox News, Cheney said the administration's decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other men allegedly behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in a civilian federal court was a "huge mistake." The former vice president also repeated ...
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UPI - Wed Dec 9, 10:20 am ET
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Security costs for the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 2001 terror attacks likely will top an estimated $75 million, New York's police chief said.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 10:04 am ET
A grand jury in New York is considering whether or not the US government can proceed to trial for the alleged mastermind of 9/11 and four co-defendants, NBC television reported Wednesday.
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UPI - Wed Dec 9, 9:03 am ET
By HARLAN ULLMAN UPI Outside View Commentator WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Sixty-eight years and two days ago, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor awakened what Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto called a "sleeping giant." Nearly 60 years later, the attacks that turned civilian airliners into weapons made Sept. 11, 2001, a second day of infamy. Americans were shocked and outraged.