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A jet
airliner is lined up on one of the World Trade Center towers.
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Pentagon orders warplanes to Persian Gulf
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Wednesday ordered combat aircraft to begin moving to bases in the Persian Gulf area, the first concrete sign of preparations to retaliate for last week's terrorist attacks, a senior defense official said.
FBI,
police seek evidence in debris
NEW YORK – Atop the tallest man-made hill on the Eastern seaboard, miles
from the devastation of the World Trade Center, hundreds of FBI agents,
experts and volunteers sift through debris from the towers in search of
evidence.
Congress
to examine air safety issues
House and Senate committees scheduled three hearings for Thursday and
Friday with the aim of thoroughly reviewing security standards. Two task
forces have been appointed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta.
U.S.
walks tightrope to gain Arab support
Serious challenges remain in U.S. efforts to calm Israeli-Palestinian
tensions while mustering Arab support for a military response to last
week's attacks in New York and Washington, diplomats and political analysts
in the region said.
The
lucky ones: Only one New York fire company got out with every man alive
Here in the home of Engine Company 9 and Ladder Company 6, this firehouse
in the Chinatown section of Manhattan, these are the lucky ones. Of all
the fire companies that had men inside the World Trade Center, theirs
was the only one not to lose a single one.
MORE ON THE ATTACK AND AFTERMATH
Wednesday,
Sept. 19
•
Boeing
to cut up to 30,000 jobs
• Bodies
of 2 NYPD officers found
• Attack
on Taliban wouldn't be easy
• Bin
Laden money trail worldwide
• US
moves to shore up support for war
• Charges
filed in terrorism probe
• Pakistan:
U.S. does not threaten Islam
• Islamic
clerics discuss bin Laden
Tuesday, Sept. 18
• Arafat
says he will unilaterally enforce a cease-fire
• Rescue
teams being relieved at the Pentagon as reinforcements arrive
• White
House briefly silent to mark attacks a week ago, presses plans to strike
back
• Rumsfeld:
bin Laden is just one step
• President
denounces anti-Muslim behavior
• Muslims
assisting in relief efforts
• New
Yorkers try to regain footing
• Fires
still burning in subterranean levels pose test to rescuers
• Air
marshals to tackle task of security in skies
•
Council to decide bin Laden's fate
• Bin
Laden must be brought to justice, Bush says | Text
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• Questioning
of San Antonio man stuns neighbors
• Merchants
report brisk sales of twin tower memorabilia
Coverage archives
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