Lieberman: Trying 9/11 Conspirators In Civilian Court Is Justice According to 'Alice In Wonderland'

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn) said Tuesday that "giving [the 9/11 conspirators] the constitutional rights of American citizens in our courts is justice according to Alice in Wonderland." (0:34)
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Sen. Graham: New York Terror Trials Would Be Both Dangerous And Expensive

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Tuesday that trying the 9/11 conspirators in a New York City civilian court would expensive and dangerous. (0:37)
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New York Congressman Strongly Supports Trying Alleged 9/11 Mastermind In U.S. Court

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), whose district is home to the courthouse where Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is facing trial, defended trying the suspected 9/11 mastermind in a U.S. court.

“I very strongly agree with the decision to bring the alleged terrorist to trial in a Federal District Court in New York City,” said Nadler during a conference call with reporters Friday. “Our federal courts have proven themselves repeatedly that they are up to the task of trying terrorists.” (0:18)

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Arizona Senator Asks Attorney General Why He Chose To Prosecute 9/11 Mastermind In Federal Court

Senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) asks Attorney General Eric Holder during Senate Judiciary Committee hearing why he would choose to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, in a federal court if Mohammed said he would plead guilty and ask for an execution in military court. The question is met with scattered applause from the hearing's audience. (0:21)
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We Can't Go Back To Pre-9/11 Security System, Says Senator

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) says that she is a firm supporter of the PASS ID act, which is intended to replace the REAL ID Act of 2005. Like the REAL ID Act, PASS ID would shift the authority of the states over identification to the federal level. However, Collins has some concerns because she does not want to see the country's security revert back to the way it was before the attacks on 9/11. (0:32)
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Somalia's Piracy Pandemic

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico - Talk Radio News Service

Correspondent Michael Ruhl’s investigative report into the recent pandemic of piracy off of the Horn of Africa. The report focuses on why the piracy is taking place and what can be done to stop it. It includes perspectives from Somali Ambassador-at-large Abdi Awallah Jama, George Mason University Political Science Professor Hazel McFerson, Maersk-Alabama Captain Richard Phillips, and CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus. (07:30)
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General Petraeus Talks About Educating Soldiers

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

General David Petraeus says before Congress that it is important for soldiers to have an expanded understanding of Afghanistan, so that the army can function better as a whole. (01:18)
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9/11 victim dies from dust exposures

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service


At a joint subcommittee hearing under the House Judiciary Committee, witnesses testified and spoke in support of H.R. 847, the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009.” James Melius, an MD and Administrator of the New York State Laborers' Health and Safety Trust Fund talks about how a victim helped evacuate co-workers from Ground Zero to their homes on 9/11 and later died from sarcoidosis which was caused by the World Trade Center dust exposures. (01:19)
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Barack Obama on National Service at Columbia University on 9/11

Democratic candidate for president Barack Obama joined Republican candidate John McCain at Columbia University during a non-partisan discussion on post-9/11 America and the importance of national service.

Here are Senator Obama's remarks:
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John McCain on National Service at Columbia University on 9/11

Republican candidate for president John McCain spoke at a non-partisan forum sponsored by ServiceNation at Columbia University in New York City on the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The discussion focused on what each candidate would have done in the wake of the attacks, as well as how each candidate proposes to increase levels of national service.

These are excerpts from Senator McCain's remarks:
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Rumsfeld: Our nation will force the dawn

Speaking at the dedication ceremony for the Pentagon September 11 Memorial former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld makes a reference to a poem by Robert Frost. He says that America has been acquainted with the night and that the U.S. will force the dawn. (0:24)
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No attacks on American soil in 2,557 days

President George W. Bush speaks at a dedication ceremony for the Pentagon September 11 Memorial. He speaks about the U.S. armed forces and says that because of them, there has not been a terrorist attack on American soil in the last 2,557 days. (0:19)
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Pentagon victims of Sept. 11 remembered

Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at a ceremony to dedicate the Pentagon September 11 Memorial. He says that the ceremony is to honor the sacrifice of families that have lost a husband, wife, brother, sister, son, daughter, or friend. (0:31)
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9/11 did not change everything

Derek Chollet, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Senior Fellow, says that 9/11 did not change everything in America. Chollet says that America needs to sort out the strategies it wishes to take. (0:36)
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Journalism icon Dan Rather speaks with Talk Radio News Service

Dan Rather talks about his first job as a paper boy at age 7, his passion for news reporting and storytelling, and the most significant news stories of his career with Talk Radio News Correspondent Elia Herman at the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, MN. (4:00)
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Vice President Cheney says that he would again stand by President Bush if he were making the decisions he's made again

Vice President Dick Cheney, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, says that he stood by President Bush when Bush made the right decisions after 9/11, and Cheney would stand by him again. "Damn right I would." (0:45)
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