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US marks 7th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:37 AM CDT AP - As the nation pauses to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the spotlight from a presidential campaign and a new memorial at the Pentagon are joining the familiar rituals of remembrance on this solemn day.

At U.N., a bolder approach to terrorism (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - The United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki Moon, sits at the podium flanked by victims of terrorist acts committed around the world, a look of Cheshire-cat satisfaction on his face.

Candidates halt campaigns for Sept. 11 anniversary (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:55 AM CDT AP - The seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is supposed to bring the heated presidential race to a screeching halt. But just for a day.

Bush to mark Sept. 11 with moment of silence (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:34 AM CDT AP - President Bush is observing the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Thursday at a time when he's having to dispatch more U.S. troops to fight rising violence in Afghanistan, the launch site for al-Qaida's assault on America.

Obama, McCain Put Politics Aside to Mark Sept. 11 Anniversary (Bloomberg) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 11:01 PM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama and John McCain will put their presidential ambitions on hold today to make an unprecedented joint appearance at a commemoration marking the seventh anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

Chertoff: Aviation still vulnerable to terror (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 10:38 PM CDT AP - The nation's top domestic security official said Wednesday aviation remains vulnerable to terrorist attack seven years after 9/11.

Bill Clinton concerned about 9/11 scholarship fund (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 05:59 PM CDT AP - Former President Clinton has been in talks with the directors of a huge college scholarship fund for families of Sept. 11 victims to address complaints that the program has given out too little money.

NY mayor lambastes Ground Zero delays (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 03:49 PM CDT AFP - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday lambasted delays in rebuilding at the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center.

White House: No 'super powers' to find bin Laden (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 11:57 AM CDT AP - The White House said Wednesday that the failure to capture Osama bin Laden in the seven years since the Sept. 11 attacks shows the limitations of military and intelligence power.

British prosecutors seek retrial in airline plot (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 11:49 AM CDT AP - British prosecutors said Wednesday they were seeking a retrial of seven men accused of plotting to down trans-Atlantic airliners using liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks.

Pentagon Sept 11 memorial revives painful memories (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 09:50 AM CDT Reuters - On the morning of September 11, 2001, Patrick Smith was walking toward a television set in a Pentagon office to get news of the attacks on New York's World Trade Center when he heard a loud boom.

Seven years on, Afghanistan again 'war on terror' frontline (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 08:12 AM CDT AFP - Seven years after the attacks on the World Trade Centre, Afghanistan is again the frontline of the US-led "war on terror" with extremist unrest intensifying and a new focus on Pakistan's tribal areas.

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