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• Kerry: Mistakes made at State in Libya assault

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department had “clear warning signs” of a deteriorating security situation in Libya prior to the deadly Sept. 11 assault on the diplomatic mission, the top … 1

• Lawmakers press for answers on 9/11 Libya assault

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers want to know why security was “grossly inadequate” at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya when militants stormed the facility on Sept. 11, killing the ambassador …

• Senators say State failed on Benghazi security

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators of both parties expressed frustration Wednesday at the findings of an independent panel that blamed systemic failures in the State Department leadership for “grossly inadequate” security …

• Benghazi review slams State Department on security

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of an independent panel that blamed systematic State Department management and leadership failures for gross security lapses in the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a …

• Experts: Kids are resilient in coping with trauma

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — They might not want to talk about the gunshots or the screams. But their toys might start getting into imaginary shootouts. Last week’s school shooting in Connecticut …

• WTC memorial reopens to public after storm

  November 6, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The 9/11 memorial reopened to the public Tuesday a week after Superstorm Sandy flooded the World Trade Center site as it roared into New York, but …

• WTC memorial reopens to public after storm

  November 5, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The World Trade Center memorial is reopening to the public now that damage from Superstorm Sandy has been taken care of. National September 11 Memorial & …

• WTC memorial to reopen to public after superstorm

  November 5, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The 9/11 memorial is reopening to the public a week after Superstorm Sandy flooded the World Trade Center site as it roared into New York. The …

• With can-do stance on marathon, mayor misreads NYC

  November 3, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to sell the New York City Marathon as a symbolic victory for the city after a devastating storm, invoking two of the … 4

• Disgraced NYPD chief surfaces at perjury trial

  October 17, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Federal inmate No. 84888-054 has saluted victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on his blog. He’s also used it to lend his opposition to an … 1

• Clinton says consulate security her responsibility

  October 15, 2012 in Nation/World LIMA, Peru (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking responsibility for security at the U.S. consulate in Libya where an assault by extremists on the anniversary …

• Clinton in Peru amid questions about Libya

  October 15, 2012 in Nation/World LIMA, Peru (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday embarked on her first overseas trip since last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, traveling … 1

• Sec’y Clinton: Still no clear picture of Benghazi

  October 12, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans heap criticism on Vice President Joe Biden for claiming “we weren’t told” about requests for extra security at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Secretary of …

• State Dept: Security at Libya consulate adequate

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department officials are telling Congress that security levels at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya were adequate for the threat level on the anniversary of 9/11. … 1

• State: never felt Libya attack due to film protest

  October 10, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department now says it never believed the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was a film protest gone awry, giving congressional … 5

• US officials: We didn’t link Libya attack to video

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about …

• US official in Libya said he wanted more security

  October 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A top State Department security official in Libya told a congressional investigator that he had argued unsuccessfully for more security in the weeks before Ambassador Chris Stevens …

• Suit: Fired staffer doubted 9/11 memorial safety

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A former manager at the Sept. 11 memorial was fired for raising health and security concerns at one of the most security-conscious places in the world, …

• Suit: Man fired for doubting 9/11 memorial safety

  October 5, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — A former manager at the Sept. 11 memorial was fired for raising health and security concerns at one of the most security-conscious places in the world, …

• 9/11, Va. Tech. mediator to dole out Aurora funds

  September 21, 2012 DENVER (AP) — The mediator who oversaw compensation for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks will oversee the distribution of money donated to the victims of the deadly shooting at …

• Penn State brings in victim fund veteran Feinberg

  September 20, 2012 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The lawyer who ran the Sept. 11 victim fund and other major victim compensation efforts has been hired by Penn State in its effort to settle …

• Day of reflection done, campaign on all over map

  September 12, 2012 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Reflection over Sept. 11 quickly past, the race for the White House is returning to fierce form, with negative ads free to fly again and the …

• Members of Congress hold 9/11 ceremony

  September 11, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House and Senate have filled the steps on the east front of the Capitol to honor victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. On …

• Biden: Country hasn’t forgotten 9/11 families

  September 11, 2012 SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Ceremonies in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a western Pennsylvania field are a reminder that the nation hasn’t forgotten the victims of the worst terrorist …

• Obama: US safer, resilient on 9/11 anniversary

  September 11, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are at Arlington National Cemetery visiting the graves of service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. The visit to …

• Obamas observe 9/11 anniversary moment of silence

  September 11, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama laid a wreath at the Pentagon, one of several observances marking the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, …

• For Sept. 11 anniversary, a turning point passed?

  September 11, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — As the sun rose over the World Trade Center site Tuesday, the neighborhood around ground zero seemed more like a normal weekday than in previous years …

• Agreement reached for Sept. 11 museum’s completion

  September 10, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — An agreement that paves the way for the completion of the Sept. 11 museum at ground zero was reached on the eve of the 11th anniversary …

• 9/11 WTC health program adds 50 types of cancer

  September 10, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government has added about 50 types of cancer to the list of Sept. 11 World Trade Center-related illnesses that will be covered by a …

• At ground zero, can there be a politics-free 9/11?

  September 10, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at ground zero has been stripped of politicians this year. But can it ever be stripped of politics? For the first …

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