Ground Zero http://www.npr.org Ground Zero en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:49:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Ground Zero http://www.npr.org Wedged Between Buildings, Plane Part Could Be From Sept. 11 New York police say the debris appears to be from one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center in the 2001 attacks. Surveyors found the piece of landing gear during an inspection just a few blocks from ground zero. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:49:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/26/179319371/wedged-between-buildings-plane-part-could-be-from-sept-11?ft=1&f=129380224 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/26/179319371/wedged-between-buildings-plane-part-could-be-from-sept-11?ft=1&f=129380224 New York police say the debris appears to be from one of the planes that hit the World Trade Center in the 2001 attacks. Surveyors found the piece of landing gear during an inspection just a few blocks from ground zero.

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]]> Musical Moment: Paul Simon Sings 'The Sound Of Silence' As we continue to follow the ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, here's another musical moment from the ceremony in New York. Singer-songwriter Paul Simon performed his classic "The Sound of Silence." Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:05:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/11/140377253/musical-moment-paul-simon-sings-the-sound-of-silence?ft=1&f=129380224 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/11/140377253/musical-moment-paul-simon-sings-the-sound-of-silence?ft=1&f=129380224 As we continue to follow the ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, here's another musical moment from the ceremony in New York. Singer-songwriter Paul Simon performed his classic "The Sound of Silence."

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]]> When The Distant Tragedy Of Sept. 11 Became Personal New York and Washington, D.C. were the primary targets on Sept. 11. The attacks played out mostly on TV for much of the rest of the country. Yet for most Americans, there is one moment when the distant tragedy became deeply personal. Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/09/04/140153936/when-the-distant-tragedy-of-9-11-became-personal?ft=1&f=129380224 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/09/04/140153936/when-the-distant-tragedy-of-9-11-became-personal?ft=1&f=129380224 New York and Washington, D.C. were the primary targets on Sept. 11. The attacks played out mostly on TV for much of the rest of the country. Yet for most Americans, there is one moment when the distant tragedy became deeply personal.

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]]> Obama: 'When We Say We Will Never Forget, We Mean What We Say' Marking Osama bin Laden's death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, the president paid his respects by laying a wreath at ground zero in honor of the nearly 2,800 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Thu, 05 May 2011 12:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/05/136022671/obama-when-we-say-we-will-never-forget-we-mean-what-we-say?ft=1&f=129380224 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/05/136022671/obama-when-we-say-we-will-never-forget-we-mean-what-we-say?ft=1&f=129380224 Marking Osama bin Laden's death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, the president paid his respects by laying a wreath at ground zero in honor of the nearly 2,800 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

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]]> Bush Declines Obama Ground Zero Invite Former President George W. Bush declined President Obama's invitation to join him on Thursday at Ground Zero in New York City to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Wed, 04 May 2011 09:47:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/04/135982602/bush-declines-obama-ground-zero-invite?ft=1&f=129380224 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/05/04/135982602/bush-declines-obama-ground-zero-invite?ft=1&f=129380224 Former President George W. Bush declined President Obama's invitation to join him on Thursday at Ground Zero in New York City to mark the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

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]]> Tree That Survived 9/11 Attack Is Replanted At Ground Zero Discovered in the rubble of the World Trade Center, the pear tree was nursed back to health and now is a symbol of ground zero's rebirth. Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:25:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/23/132283239/tree-that-survived-9-11-attack-is-replanted-at-ground-zero?ft=1&f=129380224 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/23/132283239/tree-that-survived-9-11-attack-is-replanted-at-ground-zero?ft=1&f=129380224 Discovered in the rubble of the World Trade Center, the pear tree was nursed back to health and now is a symbol of ground zero's rebirth.

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]]> Dueling NYC Mosque Protests: Good Amid Bad, Ugly The New York mosque appears to not only generate bad behavior during Sunday protest but good too. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:52:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/08/23/129379477/dueling-nyc-mosque-protests-good-bad-ugly?ft=1&f=129380224 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/08/23/129379477/dueling-nyc-mosque-protests-good-bad-ugly?ft=1&f=129380224 The New York mosque appears to not only generate bad behavior during Sunday protest but good too.

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