US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)
AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.
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Lineup of films competing at Venice Film Festival (AP)
AP - A list of the films in competition for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice Film Festival, which will run from Sept. 1-11.more
A return to silence in a post-WikiLeaks world? (AP)
AP - Dismayed by the massive war-documents leak, intelligence experts are raising alarms that post-Sept. 11 changes promoting information sharing have made it too easy to lose control of the nation's secrets.
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Mayor: NYC to fight ruling on 9/11 memorial names (AP)
AP - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city will contest a court order to list a retired fire captain alongside active-duty colleagues on the Sept. 11 memorial.more
Workers in NYC begin to dismantle ground zero ship (AP)
AP - Plank by plank, archeologists on Monday began the delicate process of dismantling a section of an 18th century ship that was found buried across the street from the World Trade Center site.
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Massachusetts program turns refugees into farmers (AP)
AP - The bullet wounds show on Rechhat Proum's back when he bends down to pull lemon grass or water spinach on his farm in peaceful northern Massachusetts. When the 56-year-old Cambodian refugee lifts a pumpkin, the movement of his shirt reveals deep stab wounds on his stomach.
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Gingrich latest of nat'l GOP to oppose NYC mosque (AP)
AP - Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich on Wednesday announced his opposition to a planned mosque near ground zero, becoming the latest Republican leader to place the project on the national political stage.
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Video: stronger chief needed to solve intel woes, John Boehner says (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - House Minority Leader John Boehner said he was not surprised by the contents of the Washington Post’s exhaustive report on the government’s response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.more
GOP candidate for NY gov calls for mosque inquiry (AP)
AP - One of the Republican candidates for governor of New York says Democrat gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, is playing to his liberal voter base by refusing to open an inquiry into plans to build a mosque near ground zero.more
Ex-MI5 spy chief: No link between Iraq and 9/11 (AP)
AP - The war in Iraq led to a loss of focus on the threat from al-Qaida, emboldened the group's leader Osama bin Laden, and helped to breed a generation of homegrown terrorists, Britain's former domestic spy chief told an inquiry Tuesday.
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Att'y: 3 men scapegoated in NYC toxic tower fire (AP)
AP - Three construction company figures have been unfairly blamed for a blaze that killed two firefighters in a condemned ground zero skyscraper where city officials have acknowledged oversight failures, defense lawyers said Monday.more
9/11 attacks spawned big US government: report (AFP)
AFP - The US intelligence network created after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks is so unwieldly even principal actors within it are unable to grasp its size, according to a two-year probe by the Washington Post published Monday.
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Post documents growth of intelligence since 9/11 (AP)
AP - Since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, top-secret intelligence gathering by the government has grown so unwieldy and expensive that no one really knows what it cost and how many people are involved, The Washington Post reported Monday.
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New York races to uncover Ground Zero mystery ship (AFP)
AFP - New Yorkers raced against time Friday to reveal the secrets of a mostly intact, 18th century sailing ship found in the muddy foundations of the World Trade Center reconstruction site.
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Mom's Mental State Influenced Kids' Well-Being After 9/11: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- For New York City preschoolers, having a mother with lingering mental health issues after the 9/11 attacks influenced how they fared emotionally more than whether the children had actually witnessed the attacks, a new study finds.more
NYC judge rejects release of CIA materials to ACLU (AP)
AP - A federal judge on Thursday refused to force the public release of CIA methods relating to Sept. 11 detainees who were interrogated harshly, saying the judiciary's authority is limited when national security is at stake.
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US networks refuse to air anti-mosque ad: reports (AFP)
AFP - Two US networks are refusing to air a slick, highly confrontational ad by a group protesting plans for a mosque near Ground Zero in New York, US media reported Thursday.
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Ancient ship unearthed at World Trade Center site (Reuters)
Reuters - The decayed hull of a centuries old ship was unearthed at the World Trade Center construction site in New York city, providing a glimpse into the history of Manhattan, archeologists said.more
Opponents pack hearing on mosque near ground zero (AP)
AP - Dozens of opponents to a mosque planned near ground zero have attended a raucous hearing about whether the building should become a New York City landmark.
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Rebuilding officials to read WTC victims' names (AP)
AP - Relatives of those killed at the World Trade Center will share the podium with people involved in rebuilding the trade center site at this year's ceremony marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.more