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Families of 9/11 Victims Re-open Old Wounds

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Since the news came out about known-terrorist Khalid Shaikh Mohammed being tried in New York City early this morning, families of 9/11 victims have been quick to speak out and share their opinions.

Some are happy that he is facing trial here in New York, just blocks away from the scene where 3,000 people died, some believe he should have been hung right away, a few believe he should be tried by a military tribunal, and still others wish that we didn’t have to keep relieving the painful memories of that day.

Jim Riches, whose firefighter son, Jimmy, died …continue reading

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Cowardly Bandit

It is being played all over the USA right now, the video of a robber preying on a 101 year old woman and this video has caused an uproar to New York residents. New Yorkers have flooded the tip lines with leads to the mugger who beat up the Rose Morat, a Queens senior. This senseless and cowardly crime put Morat in the hospital for four days. In all, police have filtered more than 1,000 calls, many offering information that has helped them close in on a suspect, whom police also have linked to an attack on Elizee Solange, 85. …continue reading

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Brooklyn Democratic Leader Clarence Norman Jr. Convicted

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Clarence Norman Jr. who is a former assembly and former head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party was convicted of grand larceny on Feb. 23rd, 2007. Norman was convicted of illegally soliciting and pocketing campagin money. This is not the first criminal case, but the fourth case against Norman. He resigned right after his first conviction. In his previous trials, Norman was charged with stealing $5,000 from his 2001 campaign donation and trying to conceal another $10,000. In another case, although Norman was was not charged directly with selling judgeships, the trial brought needed attention to the process by which judges …continue reading

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