A House bill to provide medical treatment to workers who helped in the aftermath of 9/11 passed yesterday without a predicted fight over including illegal immigrants in the legislation.
House leaders may cancel today’s vote on a 9/11 health care bill to prevent a Republican-led effort to block treatment for illegal immigrants who worked at Ground Zero, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The $7.4 billion legislation for Ground Zero workers has come up against opposition before More…
Republicans are taking their efforts to attack Democrats over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero to new lengths. Fired Up! Missouri reports that last night Rep. Roy Blunt’s (R-Mo.) campaign posted a web video that played a statement by his Senate opponent, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D-Mo.), More…
Via Andrew Sullivan, the Anti-Defamation League has released a statement backing Sarah Palin and other conservative figures who have come out against the proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero in Manhattan:
Proponents of the Islamic Center may have every right to build at this site, and may even have
Politico reports that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took a few questions from her traveling press corps for the first time today at Ground Zero in New York City — but she largely steered clear of taking any firm positions, other than offering strong support the Bush administration’s terror policies.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today Sen. Barack Obama is in Manhattan to commemorate the 9/11 attacks. “We will never forget those who died,” he said in a solemn statement, stressing a commitment to “honor the memory of the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.”
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Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain will make a joint appearance at Ground Zero on Thursday, to commemorate the anniversary of Sept. 11.
“We will put aside politics and come together to renew that unity, to honor the memory of each and every American who died, and to grieve with More…
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