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Supreme Court Rules Post-9/11 Detainees Can't Sue Top U.S. Officials

In ruling against the detainees, the court said that "high officers who face personal liability for damages might refrain from taking urgent and lawful action in a time of crisis."

Supreme Court Rules Post-9/11 Detainees Can't Sue Top U.S. Officials

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Death Rate Surprisingly Low In Workers Exposed To Sept. 11 Dust

A fireman walks amongst the rubble and the smoldering wreckage of the World Trade Center in New York in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Gary Friedman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Death Rate Surprisingly Low In Workers Exposed To Sept. 11 Dust

People exposed to the cloud of contaminants that engulfed Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks were less likely to die than people who weren't exposed, according to a new study. But other research found a small boost in cancer rates among first responders, as well as elevated depression and PTSD.

Colin Powell: Americans Must Guard Against Fear 10 Years Later

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, during an address in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2010. Jim Watson /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Colin Powell: Americans Must Guard Against Fear 10 Years Later

"Terrorists can't change who we are," former Secretary of State Colin Powell tells NPR. Americans, he says, will only lose touch with the freedom-loving, open society we enjoy if we "take such counsel of our fears that we change who we are."

Bin Laden's Death Prompts 'Fist-Pumping Joy' For One Ticket Agent

Sept. 11, 2001: A surveillance camera image of two men identified by authorities as Mohammed Atta (R) and Abdulaziz Alomari (C) at the Portland International Jetport. Getty Images hide caption

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Bin Laden's Death Prompts 'Fist-Pumping Joy' For One Ticket Agent

Michael Touhey was working at the Portland International Jetport on Sept. 11, 2001, and checked in two of the terrorists who later that day would fly a jet into a tower at New York's World Trade Center.

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