The anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks is approaching as our country is convulsed by political, social and economic upheaval. There is plenty of work to do on these fronts, but . . .
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9/7/17
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You will not be killed in a terrorist attack here in America, and neither will I. Our Muslim friends and neighbors are not building soda can bombs in their basements.
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11/25/15
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Nassau County residents are no strangers to the grief and anger that come with terrorist attacks. Families destroyed, funerals and eulogies . . .
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11/19/15
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In the terrible days and weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Kevin Kelly, a Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services volunteer, spent 18-hour shifts at ground zero, digging through the soot-laden “pile,” at first in search of survivors, and later in search of the dead.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/20/15
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On April 15, thousands gathered on Boylston Street in Boston to solemnly mark the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001.
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4/24/14
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Hundreds gathered in Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday night to pay tribute to the thousands who died in the Sept. 11 attacks 12 years ago. The candlelight vigil was hosted by the East Meadow Fire Department.
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By David Weingrad
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9/12/13
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If you wrote the story of Edward Snowden as a novel, no one would buy it, literally or figuratively.
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6/20/13
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At 2:49 p.m. on April 15, two crude bombs, fashioned out of pressure cookers and ball bearings, exploded 13 seconds apart at the Boston Marathon, killing three and severely injuring nearly 180.
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4/25/13
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Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform commenced hearings to examine what went wrong when the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three others were killed in Benghazi last month.
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10/18/12
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A good portion of last week’s news cycle focused on the rise of school bullies. Tragically, two young girls, including a Suffolk County teen, took their own lives after being pushed to the edge by bullies.
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Al D'Amato
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4/21/10
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