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Friday, February 10th, 2012

Posts Tagged 9/11

Udall: ‘Death of bin Laden a major milestone’

By | 05.01.11 | 9:59 pm

Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, who serves on key Senate intelligence and armed forces committees, issued the following statement on Sunday night’s announcement by President Barack Obama that U.S. special forces killed 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden: “Thousands of American men and women have fought and died to defeat the terrorists led by Osama bin Laden who attacked our nation on September 11, 2001. The death of bin Laden is a major milestone in U.S. efforts to eradicate terrorism and keep our homeland safe.”

The retirement community of Battlement Mesa is the subject of a massive natural gas drilling plan.

NYC law firm that handled World Trade Center case eyes natural gas drilling in Garfield County

By | 02.08.11 | 5:06 am

Residents of Garfield County neighborhoods impacted by natural gas drilling have been approached by a New York City firm that last year landed a $712.5 million settlement for workers injured in the World Trade Center cleanup. A representative of Napoli Bern Ripka LLP will attend a meeting of potential plaintiffs Feb. 22 at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, according to an activist group fighting to mitigate drilling impacts. Also on hand will be attorneys from the Aspen law firm of Thomas Genshaft PC.

Weiner’s House floor tirade aimed at procedural no-voting embraced by Colorado Republicans

By | 07.30.10 | 12:10 pm

Thursday, Democratic New York Congressman Anthony Weiner let loose a full-throated arm-waving finger-pointing tirade against Republican obstructionism that has been speeding around the web as another YouTube snapshot of the dysfunction that has gripped the Capitol. Weiner accused Republicans of…

9/11 masterminds could face trial in federal court

By | 10.21.09 | 7:39 am

WASHINGTON– As the Obama administration nears its deadline for deciding where to try the men suspected of masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks, there are strong indications that those trials could take place in federal courts in the United States. That’s prompting fervent opposition from Republicans, who say the 9/11 terrorists should never be allowed anywhere on U.S. soil, let alone in a civilian U.S. court.

Little Solace on a Day of Infamy

By | 09.11.07 | 10:20 am

My son flies from the East Coast to the West Coast today. The cost of his flight is absurdly cheap. That’s because today is a day when people are still afraid to fly. Today, of course, is the anniversary…