The truth about 9/11

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As the U.S. approaches the tenth anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, it is time to put to rest the myriad of conspiracy theories that have surrounded both the attacks and the U.S. response.  Radicals from both the extreme right and left have sought to propagate these theories in order to further their own aims.  Not coincidentally, many of these conpiricists have also made handsome profits from books and films that purport to dispel the lies about 9/11.

The attacks, which were the worst attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor, resulted in the deaths of 2,996 people.  Several Georgians were also killed in the attacks.  Maynard Spence of Douglasville, Harshad Thatte of Norcross, Adam White of Atlanta, and Claude Michael Gann of Roswell died in the World Trade Center.  Leslie Whittington of Atlanta died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.  U.S. Army Maj. Steve Long of Georgia died in the Pentagon.

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http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-atlanta/the-truth-about-the-september-11-attacks

Part2:  Time to put 9/11 conspiracies to rest:

http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-atlanta/time-to-put-9-11-conspiracies-to-rest

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Potential Democratic challengers to President Obama

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Even though a primary challenge to President Obama is unlikely in 2012, there are several Democrats who are probably at least considering a run.  As President Obama’s approval rating continues to drop, some prominent Democrats may be tempted to throw their hats into the ring in an attempt to preserve Democratic control of the White House.

 

The most obvious potential candidate is Hillary Clinton, Obama’s chief rival for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.  A number of progressives are displeased with Obama and have recently been voicing remorse that Clinton was not the nominee in 2008.  Mrs. Clinton instead became President Obama’s secretary of state.  Reportedly, she was behind Obama’s decision to authorize military action in Libya, which is currently recognized as one of the Obama Administration’s few foreign policy triumphs.  In 2008, she lost the Georgia Democratic primary to Obama by more than two-to-one, receiving 31 percent of the vote to Obama’s 66 percent.

 

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http://www.examiner.com/elections-2012-in-atlanta/potential-democratic-challengers-to-president-obama