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Wedged Between Buildings, Plane Part Could Be From Sept. 11

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The Two-Way

Wedged Between Buildings, Plane Part Could Be From Sept. 11

April 26, 2013 • 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.

The Two-Way

Musical Moment: Paul Simon Sings 'The Sound Of Silence'

September 11, 2011 • 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."

Paul Simon singing 'The Sound of Silence'

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Blog Of The Nation

September 6th: What's On Today's Show

September 6, 2011 • In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, wildfires in Texas, and reviving home economics class. In the second hour, poet Philip Schultz talks about his memoir, My Dyslexia, and linguist Ben Zimmer talks about the evolving use of the term "ground zero'.

Blog Of The Nation

When The Distant Tragedy Of Sept. 11 Became Personal

September 4, 2011 • 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.

Obama: 'When We Say We Will Never Forget, We Mean What We Say'

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