9/11 Commission Report Criticizes Lead-Up to Attacks
A national commission faults officials for failing to grasp the threat of al-Qaida before September 11 2001. The panel warns we are not safe and urges major intelligence changes while noting leaders did not prioritize anti-terrorism, yet stops short of claiming the hijackings were preventable.
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Washington
D.C
Ameers
al-Qaida
National Commission
U.S
Bush
Clinton
Thomas Kean
National Commission On
United States
Commission
World Trade Center
New York
Tom Kean
Families press Congress to act after final report
Families of 9/11 victims find vindication in the commission's final report and plan to pressure Congress to improve national protection. Debra Burlingame, sister of Charles Burlingame, notes the election year will fuel their push as about 30 relatives express resolve to hold leaders accountable.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Debra Burlingame
Charles
Pentagon
9/11 Commission Report cites operational failures before attacks
The commission lists missed checks and flawed information sharing that hindered prevention. It cites delays in watch list inclusion for hijackers Khalid al Mihdhar and Nawaf al Hazmi, unconnected links to the USS Cole bombing, incomplete data on Moussaoui, false visa statements, fraudulent passports, no fly list gaps, and weak cockpit door protections.
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Khalid al-Mihdhar
Nawaf al-Hazmi
al-Mihdhar
Salley man on bicycle struck by car dies Thursday
John L. Schofield 37 of 1160 Union Hill Road died after a Wednesday bicycle crash on Union Hill Road. Matthew Bryant 19 of South Congaree was driving a 1984 Chevy Camaro. alcohol ruled out. Schofield died 6:22 a.m. Thursday after airlift to Palmetto Richland Hospital. Charges pending review by the solicitor's office.
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Salley
John L. Schofield
Union Hill Road
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Lance Cpl
Dwight Green
Schofield
Matthew
Bryant
South Congaree
Green
Aiken County
Court bars town from opening meetings with Jesus prayers
Federal appeals court ruled unanimously that prayers naming Jesus Christ violate the First Amendment by advancing one religion. The decision affects Great Falls council but allows general prayers, prompting varied reactions from local officials in Aiken County.
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Federal Appeals Court
Jesus Christ
Associated Press
Council of
Giddings challenges Bradley for District 8 seat
In the second in a series on Aiken County Board of Education elections, Diane Giddings challenges incumbent Dr. John Bradley for District 8. Bradley notes strong progress and tax pressures from state cuts, inflation, and mandated teacher pay raises.
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Bradley
Aiken County
Board of Education
John Bradley
Diane Giddings
Aiken
SRS honors employees who served in military
The Savannah River Site partners Westinghouse Savannah River Company Bechtel Savannah River Company and the U S Department of Energy honored 72 employees called to serve after the Sept 11 2001 attacks at a Misty Lake ceremony The awards acknowledged sacrifices and reflected on site future plans including the Savannah River National Laboratory transition the hydrogen lab groundbreaking at Carroll Warner Research Campus and accelerated cleanup efforts The event replaced a bi annual stakehold ers update
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Graniteville
Savannah River
Misty Lake
Westinghouse Savannah River Company
U.S. Department of Energy
Wackenhut Services
Bechtel Savannah River Company
U.S
Pedde
Savannah River Technology Center
Savannah River National Laboratory
Carroll Warner Research
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Brandi Fisher
Middie
Evie Meade
Hartwell, Ga
Loreen Sellitto
Tower One
al- Hazmi
Zacarias Moussaoui
OURCE
Karen Daily
Tim Carlton
Palmetto Richland Hospital
Columbia
Carlton
Roscoe Courtney
Jackson
Emelia Biachut
Hite, Aiken
Annie McManus
Johnston
Mary Patterson
Edgefield
Johnnie W. Perry
John Lee Schofield
Pete
Ask-Standard
Bill Bengtson
Philip Lord
Rob Novit
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