9 11 panel finds slow U S response and briefing gaps
The 9 11 commission criticizes delayed reactions and poor briefing for pilots and officials. It notes Secret Service actions outside the chain of command over warplanes and President Bush facing communication delays. The panel cites a broad failure to stay in the loop and praises passengers for halting the fourth hijacking. It recalls nearly 3,000 deaths and four coordinated attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and planned hit on Washington.
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Secret Service
Bush
Florida
Commission
New Jersey
Thomas Kean
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
Pennsylvania
U.S. Capitol
White House
Bush disputes finding of no al-Qaida-Iraq link
President Bush said Saddam Hussein had numerous contacts with al-Qaida challenging the 9 11 commission finding of no strong ties. He cited possible interception of United Flight 93 and described orders Cheney gave to shoot down hijacked planes as misinterpreted. Generals warned of phantom terror reports amid split second decisions by officials.
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Bush
al-Qaida
Iraq
Washington
Saddam Hussein
NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command
United Flight 93
Eberhart
Saddam
White House
Cheney
Pennsylvania
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Richard Myers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Paul M. Johnson Jr
al- Qaida
al-Arabiya
United States
U.S
Johnson
Arabian Peninsula
Abdulaziz Issa Abdul- Mohsin al-Mogrin
Saad al-Ma
Saad the Believer
Radio tapes reveal hijackers' chilling 9 11 transmissions
Transcripts of cockpit radio chatter from the Sept. 11 hijackers were aired at a commission hearing detailing the moments leading to the World Trade Center attacks. Atta warned passengers to stay quiet as FAA and military agencies scrambled jets and tried to understand the unfolding crisis.
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Washington
O.K
Mohamed Atta
American Airlines
FAA
Boston Center
NEADS
North East
Otis Air Force Base
US admits holding prisoner illegally in covert detentions
Spokesman Bryan Whitman said the United States held a prisoner illegally in secret facilities. The defense secretary cited Geneva Conventions and CIA actions, while a rights group charged the administration with hiding detainee identities and locations, prompting debate over legality and potential abuses.
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Rumsfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tenet
Whitman
Director
Central Intelligence
CIA
Defense
Bush
U.S
Iraq
Red Cross
Pentagon
United States
New York
Human Rights First
Abu Ghraib
Teen smoking Falls to Lowest Since Seventies Era
The CDC reports high school smoking at about 22 percent in 2003, down from over 36 percent in 1997, the lowest since 1975. Anti tobacco campaigns and higher cigarette taxes drive the decline, with adult smoker rates still higher but narrowing.
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Atlanta
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Terry Pechanek
John Banzhaf III
Banzhaf
Action On
George Washington University Law School
Lawrence High School
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Diane Homing
Matthew Heming
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Logan
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Flight 175
American Airlines Flight 77
Dulles International
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Langley Air Force Base
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United 93
Johnstown
FBI
al-Mogrin
Dorothy Pharo
Iris Emas
Paul Johnson Jr
Eagleswood Township
Yau
Arora
Enright Gardens
Eudora
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