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Ailing 9/11 responders slam President Obama: Focus on Zadroga health bill, not Ground Zero mosque
Ailing 9/11 responders slammed President Obama on Tuesday for sounding off on the Ground Zero mosque while keeping silent on a $7.2 billion health care bill.
Obama comes out in favor of 9/11 health bill: Pres. to sign Zadroga bill into law
In a breakthrough for 9/11 first responders, President Obama ended his silence on the Zadroga Bill on Wednesday and backed the uphill drive to get it through Congress.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may bring 9/11 aid bill to floor month after it failed in House
The leader of the U.S. Senate is weighing whether to bring up the key 9/11 health bill for a full vote after Congress returns from vacation, the Daily News has learned.
9/11 Settlements Bring Moment of Reckoning
The letter arrived on July 29. Four years after he filed a lawsuit, James Carrano learned how much compensation he was likely to receive for the stomach and respiratory problems he has lived with since he toiled in a dust cloud after 9/11: $60,000 to $80,000.
Mad Men: A Congress Out of Control
Before July 30, 2010, I sincerely thought I had seen it all when it came to political posturing and obstructionism. But on this special day, after almost nine years of backroom discussions between the 9/11 first responders, attorneys and the representatives of the House and Senate … partisan politics hit an all-time low and our heroes were once again re-victimized by the system set up to help them.
Rude awakenings: Ground Zero responders are let down by their lawyers
The stark lesson learned from observing Ground Zero responders at a meeting about settling lawsuits over 9/11-related illnesses is that so many of them have been so poorly informed by their lawyers.
FDNY Funeral Sparks Renewed Call to Help 9/11 Responders
The sound of muffled drums echoed along New York Avenue in Huntington Station, as a fire truck carrying the casket of Vincent Albanese headed toward St. Hugh of Lincoln Church.
9/11 health bill flops
On September 11, 2001, while working in her Downtown office, Lainie Kitt watched the second plane crash into the South Tower at the World Trade Center.
Why I Was Angry
LAST week I got angry on the floor of the House. In this age of cable and YouTube, millions of people evidently saw the one-minute-plus clip. But there has been relatively little focus on why the substantive debate that sparked it matters.
9/11 settlement in jeopardy as plaintiffs refuse to sign, saying they are ‘not taken care of at all’
Growing discontent among 9/11 heroes who sued the city over exposure to toxic air at Ground Zero could scuttle a landmark settlement offer.