Suspected Terrorist Attack on World Trade Center
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Latest reports from AP and CNN J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press President Bush, meeting with his Cabinet and advisers, Saturday, at Camp David, Md., tells reporters, "We are at war."  |
WASHINGTON -- President Bush vowed on Saturday that U.S. troops will hunt down terrorists and "smoke them out of their holes" in a long, unrelenting response to Tuesday's ghastly attacks. Americans must brace themselves for great sacrifices, he said, "because the conflict will not be easy." 09/15/01
Bush's radio address
09/15/01
Official say 25 people arrested on immigration violations
WASHINGTON -- Twenty-five people have been arrested for immigration violations as part of the investigation into Tuesday's terrorist attacks, a government official said Saturday. 09/15/01
Pakistan promises full support to international reply to terror attacks
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan promised full support Saturday to any international reply to the terrorist attacks in the United States -- effectively pledging its soil and airspace to an assault on neighboring Afghanistan. 09/15/01
First arrest made in attacks probe
WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities made the first arrest Friday in the worldwide investigation of this week's terrorist attacks, apprehending a suspect in New York they believe may have relevant information, government officials said. 09/15/01
Afghanistan vows revenge if U.S. strikes it
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The ruling Taliban threatened revenge on Friday if the United States attacks Afghanistan for shielding suspected terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. 09/15/01
Bush OKs call-up of reservists
WASHINGTON -- Invoking a state of national emergency, President Bush Friday authorized calling tens of thousands of reservists onto active duty to fortify the nation's defenses at home. 09/15/01
Across the country, prayers and tears
WASHINGTON -- As bells tolled and rain fell outside, as the nation's most prominent political leaders both past and present sat shoulder-to-shoulder inside the National Cathedral, the Rev. Billy Graham, his voice halting and his body frail, preached. 09/15/01
Congress unanimously approves $40 billion in aid
WASHINGTON -- Congress gave quick and unanimous approval Friday to $40 billion in emergency aid to respond to Tuesday's terrorist attacks, as lawmakers transcended partisan splits with vows of unity against a common enemy. 09/15/01
Bush visit boosts spirits of New York rescue workers
NEW YORK -- President Bush lifted the spirits of bone-weary rescue workers here Friday in a tightly controlled inspection of the shattered remains of the World Trade Center, where the search and rescue crews continued to labor amid dwindling hope of finding more survivors. 09/15/01
Passengers patient as air travel edges toward normalcy
Passengers returning to the nation's airports in increasing numbers Friday initially found long lines and delays, but operations began moving toward normal by early afternoon. Airlines got more than 9,800 commercial flights off the ground, about one-third of the number that fly on average. 09/15/01
Hijackers came from U.S.-friendly Arab states
WASHINGTON -- Most came from Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, two of the Arab countries most friendly to the United States. 09/15/01
Mountains of Afghanistan a likely target if U.S. attacks
WASHINGTON -- One obvious target: the mountains of Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden is believed to be. If the Bush administration undertakes a sustained military campaign against terrorist groups, the United States also might target suspected bin Laden operations in Sudan or Algeria. 09/15/01
Terror crisis a defining moment for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Every Friday at 1 p.m., hundreds of Muslim men and boys in white pajamas and skullcaps hurry to the Red Mosque to pray and hear their imam, or mosque leader, deliver his weekly message. 09/15/01
Treasury Dept. creates team to track terrorists' finances
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department announced Friday that it has created a special team to fight terrorism, focusing on tracking down sources of financing. 09/15/01
FBI analyzes data from doomed flights
WASHINGTON -- Though four airplanes heading to the West Coast suddenly switched directions Tuesday morning and eventually shut off their transponders, it was nothing that air traffic controllers hadn't seen in the past. 09/15/01
Union Square vigil taps well of emotion
NEW YORK -- Corinne Kerr wanted to do something. 09/15/01
Forensic workers rely on DNA to identify some victims
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New York's firefighters grieve for lost brothers
NEW YORK -- The firefighters from Engine 202 in Brooklyn called themselves the brothers from Red Hook. At the firehouse, they tried out new recipes on one another. They named their softball team the Red Hook Raiders and started a 09/15/01
New York health officials create disease surveillance net
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One man's calls for lifelines out of the inferno
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Scams, thefts reported near disaster scene
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Pentagon damage will top $100 million
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In D.C., monuments, seat of government, museums closed
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People around the world unite in sympathy
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Polls say Americans angry, united in backing military response
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Americans open wallets, hearts to rescue efforts, victims
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Muslims, Arab communities around nation targeted for abuse
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Sharon turns down Bush request for PLO cease-fire talks
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