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Guest Post: On coronavirus from a 9/11 veteran — the best...

I was living in NYC on 9/11, and I still remember, viscerally, the terror of that day. I also remember the depth of the...

Littwin: To beat Trump, Dems need a candidate who understands political...

As you’ve no doubt heard, two of the three leading Democratic primary contenders, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, are both embracing Medicare4All, which some...

Littwin: On 9/11, Shanksville, United Flight 93, boulevard of heroes and...

Everything changed and nothing changed. That’s not the lesson of 9/11. It’s the lesson of every trauma, every tragedy, every day for that matter. I...

Littwin: Anger’s winning the Republican debates

Four angry men are leading the Republican pack: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie.   If the Republican debates are an exercise in...

Udall: ‘Death of bin Laden a major milestone’

Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, who serves on key Senate intelligence and armed forces committees, issued the following statement on Sunday night’s announcement by President Barack Obama that U.S. special forces killed 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden: “Thousands of American men and women have fought and died to defeat the terrorists led by Osama bin Laden who attacked our nation on September 11, 2001. The death of bin Laden is a major milestone in U.S. efforts to eradicate terrorism and keep our homeland safe."

NYC law firm that handled World Trade Center case eyes natural...

Residents of Garfield County neighborhoods impacted by natural gas drilling have been approached by a New York City firm that last year landed a $712.5 million settlement for workers injured in the World Trade Center cleanup. A representative of Napoli Bern Ripka LLP will attend a meeting of potential plaintiffs Feb. 22 at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, according to an activist group fighting to mitigate drilling impacts. Also on hand will be attorneys from the Aspen law firm of Thomas Genshaft PC.

Weiner’s House floor tirade aimed at procedural no-voting embraced by Colorado...

Thursday, Democratic New York Congressman Anthony Weiner let loose a full-throated arm-waving finger-pointing tirade against Republican obstructionism that has been speeding around the web...

9/11 masterminds could face trial in federal court

WASHINGTON-- As the Obama administration nears its deadline for deciding where to try the men suspected of masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks, there are strong indications that those trials could take place in federal courts in the United States. That’s prompting fervent opposition from Republicans, who say the 9/11 terrorists should never be allowed anywhere on U.S. soil, let alone in a civilian U.S. court.

Little Solace on a Day of Infamy

My son flies from the East Coast to the West Coast today. The cost of his flight is absurdly cheap. That’s because today is...
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