Judge: $575M settlement rejected for 9/11 'heroes' (AP)
AP - A federal judge rejected a multimillion dollar settlement for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn't contain enough money.
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Judge in NY orders more talks on 9/11 deal (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.more
Ground Zero workers settlement unfair: judge (AFP)
AFP - A proposed 657-million-dollar health settlement for some 10,000 people who worked at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks was too low and must be renegotiated, a judge ruled Friday.
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Fed appeals court won't rehear Ashcroft lawsuit (AP)
AP - A federal appellate court said Thursday it wouldn't reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for misuse of the material witness statute after the Sept. 11 attacks.more
Lawyer: Man drunk during fire at 9/11 remains site (AP)
AP - A defense lawyer says a Harvard Law School graduate accused of setting a fire at a New York City chapel that temporarily housed the remains of Sept. 11 victims was so drunk he barely remembers being there.more
Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial (AP)
AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.
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Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes (AP)
AP - Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems at a higher rate than would be expected for their age, a new study suggests.more
Obama nears compromise on Guantanamo trials (AFP)
AFP - President Barack Obama appears near a compromise to allow military tribunals to move forward for the alleged September 11 plotters in exchange for a deal to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site (AP)
AP - Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.
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9/11 suspects should face civilian court, U.N. envoys say (Reuters)
Reuters - United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused September 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that U.S. military tribunals would not be fair.
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Graham to Obama: scrap New York terror trial, I'll stand with you (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - On Sunday, two moderate senators defended President Obama’s apparent willingness to reconsider his administration’s decision to use a civilian New York terror trial for the admitted mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.more
Key al-Qaida, Taliban arrests in Pakistan (AP)
AP - Pakistan has stepped up its efforts to arrest al-Qaida and Afghan Taliban militants in recent weeks following intense pressure from Washington. A look at some of the major arrests in Pakistan since the Sept. 11 attacks:more
Ad campaign urges Obama to hold firm on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial (AFP)
AFP - A prominent US rights group urged the Obama administration on Sunday not to back down in the face of fierce opposition to its plans to try September 11 plotters in a civilian court in New York.
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Ground zero hotel wants to attract 9/11 tourists (AP)
AP - Looking down into the construction site covering the 16 acres where the World Trade Center once stood, some might see a place shadowed by death.
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September 11 attacks on US a 'big lie': Ahmadinejad (AFP)
AFP - Iran's firebrand President Mahmud Ahmadinejad on Saturday dismissed the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States as a "big lie," state media reported.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a 'big lie' (AP)
AP - Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks a "big lie" used by the U.S. as an excuse for the war on terror, state media reported.
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Iran's Ahmadinejad calls Sept 11 "big fabrication" (Reuters)
Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the September 11 attacks on the United States a "big fabrication" that was used to justify the U.S. war on terrorism, the official IRNA news agency reported.more
Obama under pressure on 9/11 trial (AFP)
AFP - The White House will need weeks to decide on the trial of the September 11 plotters, an official said, after its plans for a military tribunal triggered a strong reaction.
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September 11 suspects may face military trial (Reuters)
Reuters - Senior Obama administration officials may recommend that accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be prosecuted in a military trial, U.S. officials said on Friday, in what would be a policy reversal after intense political pressure.more
WH may switch to military trials for 9/11 suspects (AP)
AP - Looking to breathe life into President Barack Obama's stalled pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, White House advisers are inching toward recommending military trials for alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four accused henchmen.
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