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9/11 families reject Bush war plea

September 15, 2006

WASHINGTON — Family members who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack rejected President George W. Bush’s attempt to use the fifth anniversary of the tragedy to rally support for his Iraq war....

Putting our grief to work for peace

September 8, 2006

9/11 was a watershed event in history. But, certainly what happened in the U.S. was not an isolated and distant incident; it was something that has been experienced all over the world — from the political...

EDITORIAL: Sept. 11th 5 years later

September 8, 2006

Most Americans remember where they were when airplanes slammed into New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Most remember the alarm, anger and sadness they felt when they realized that this was a massive terrorist...

Bush fear campaign called shameful as Democrats demand troop pullout starting this year

September 8, 2006 By Susan Webb

“Cheap spin, fear-mongering and deliberate mischaracterization of his critics.” “Shameful tactic.” “Close to delusional.” These were editorial reactions of newspapers across the “heartland” last week as President Bush and other administration officials launched a political offensive.

AWOL soldier surrenders at Cindy Sheehans protest camp

September 6, 2006

KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — A year and a half after going AWOL before his second deployment to Iraq, a soldier surrendered at Fort Hood on Aug. 31 with a dozen war protesters by his side. Army...