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NYC heightens security after potential threat

MARY ALTAFFER / AP

A heavily-armed Port Authority police officer stands guard next to the North Pool at the World Trade Center memorial site in New York City. As the Sept. 11 anniversary approaches, New Yorkers deal with an ominous-sounding report of a possible terror threat against the city.

Officials chase unconfirmed al-Qaida bomb threat

Obama to Congress: 'Pass this jobs bill'

President Obama is pitching his $447 billion jobs program of tax cuts and new spending after bluntly telling Congress to "stop the political circus."

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While we worried that we would be destroyed by terrorists, we ignored the larger danger of weakening ourselves by forgetting what made us great.

E.J. Dionne Jr., "It's time for the nation to let go of 9/11"

So in other words, we're going to turn the 520 bridge into a cushy executive parkway with no traffic for those who can afford it, and make traffic worse everywhere else.

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Chat rewind: Security after 9/11

Replay our live chat about whether the U.S. has struck a balance between civil liberties and security.

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Emirates Airline cultivates glory days of flying

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Letters sent to Idriss Mosque following 9/11 attacks

Two days after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a man spread gasoline and fired a gun outside Idriss Mosque in Northgate. Aziz Junejo, who has worshipped at the mosque for years, collected cards and letters sent to the mosque in response to the attack.