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Solemn rituals mark seventh anniversary of 9/11 (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 01:07 AM CDT AP - Familiar rituals of grief marked the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11 on Thursday as thousands paid tribute at the attack sites, the presidential candidates laid flowers at ground zero and children mourned parents they can barely remember.

Officials: Bush OK'd US raids inside ally Pakistan (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:30 PM CDT AP - President Bush has secretly approved U.S. military raids inside anti-terror ally Pakistan, according to current and former U.S. officials. The high-risk gambit prizes the death or capture of al-Qaida and Taliban extremists over the sensitivities of a shaky U.S.-backed civilian government that does not want to seem like Washington's lapdog.

Pakistan premier backs army chief's rebuke to US (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:22 PM CDT AP - Pakistan's prime minister on Thursday backed a harsh rebuke of the U.S. by the Muslim nation's military chief, a sign of a strain in relations seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks forged the two countries' anti-terror alliance.

Solemnly, Nation Remembers 9/11 (Time.com) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:00 PM CDT Time.com - The nation paused Thursday to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a heartfelt ceremony at ground zero and other solemn remembrances around the country

White House rivals bury hatchet at Ground Zero (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 09:20 PM CDT AFP - White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama made a dramatic show of unity with a visit to Ground Zero on the emotional seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

McCain, Obama discuss views on public service (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:24 AM CDT AP - Republican John McCain declined to disavow Thursday the tough criticism by his campaign of his Democratic opponent's experience as a community organizer, saying politics is "tough business" even as he praised Barack Obama's service.

McCain, Obama put politics aside to mark Sept. 11 (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 08:34 PM CDT AP - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama made ground zero their common ground for one rare day, free of politics and infused with memory. Putting their partisan contest on a respectful hold, they walked together Thursday into the great pit where the World Trade Center towers once stood and, as one, honored the dead from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Woman pleads guilty in 1999 Michigan State arson (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 07:32 PM CDT AP - A Detroit woman pleaded guilty Thursday to setting a New Year's Eve 1999 fire at Michigan State University, an act of eco-terrorism, and also admitted roles in 12 other incidents.

Bush marks Sept. 11 with moment of silence (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:20 PM CDT AP - President Bush said Thursday that after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, fade from memory, history will look back at America's response and conclude that "we did not tire, we did not falter and we did not fail."

Afghanistan welcomes 'war on terror' shift on 9/11 anniversary (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:02 PM CDT AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday welcomed a new US "war on terror" focus on Pakistan's border areas as more deadly violence underscored rampant militancy seven years after the 9/11 attacks.

Reports: Algerian security thwarts planned attack (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:48 PM CDT AP - Algerian security services have thwarted a possible Sept. 11 terrorist attack in eastern Algeria, a security official and local media reported Thursday, as thousands of army troops and police conducted anti-terror sweeps throughout the North African country.

White House rivals visit Ground Zero (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:46 PM CDT AFP - White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama paid homage at Ground Zero together Thursday on the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Obama, McCain Put Politics Aside on 9/11 Anniversary (Bloomberg) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:41 PM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama and John McCain laid flowers at the spot where the World Trade Center towers once stood, in an unprecedented joint appearance to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

Deaths make 2008 deadliest for US in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 05:21 PM CDT AP - Insurgents killed two U.S. troops in Afghanistan on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Thursday, making 2008 the deadliest year for American forces since U.S. troops invaded the country in 2001 for sheltering Osama bin Laden.

Biden: 9/11 showed what it means to be an American (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 01:33 PM CDT AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden was riding a train into Washington and speaking by phone to his wife as the extent of the Sept. 11 attacks became clearer.

Pentagon memorial unveiled as Sept 11 recalled (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 11:18 AM CDT Reuters - In a somber ceremony outside the Pentagon, President George W. Bush on Thursday dedicated the first major September 11 memorial on the seventh anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

U.S. policy post 9/11 has increased terrorism: Syria (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:05 AM CDT Reuters - The "war on terror" declared by U.S. President George W. Bush after the September 11, 2001 attacks has caused more terrorism than it prevented, Syria's foreign minister said on Thursday.

Statements by McCain and Obama on 9/11 anniversary (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 10:04 AM CDT AP - Statements by the presidential candidates on the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks:

Russia to cooperate with U.S. in fighting terrorism (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 08:10 AM CDT Reuters - Russia is ready to continue to cooperate with the United States in fighting terrorism, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

54% Say U.S. Has Changed for the Worse Since 9/11 (Rasmussen Reports) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 07:46 AM CDT Rasmussen Reports - With the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks this week, over half of Americans (54%) still believe the country has changed for the worse since the events of that day, but this marks the first time the number has fallen in over six years.

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