Political turmoil engulfs U.S. as September 11 nears
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President George W. Bush scheduled a   prime-time speech on the fifth anniversary of September 11 on   Monday amid acrimonious election-year debate over whether   America is safer and who is to blame for the attacks.
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NEW YORK - Buoyed by polls showing President Bush&#39;s ratings on the rise, top Republicans invoked images of Sept. 11 on Sunday as they prepared for a week contrasting Bush&#39;s leadership with what they called inconsistencies in John Kerry&#39;s Senate record.
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President Bush is casting the war on global terrorism as the central issue of the midterm elections. But it's a risky political strategy.
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A few miles from Ground Zero, two widows of the Sept. 11 attacks, a grieving sister, this city's former mayor and its ex-police commissioner invoked memories of the worst attack on U.S. soil as President Bush's convention cast him as a decisive leader in a dangerous world, unafraid to make tough decisions.
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Democrats poised to take control of Congress say they'll work to implement the unfinished business the 9/11 Commission recommended to better protect America from terrorists. But it won't be easy.
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If political conventions are designed to showcase a candidate&#39;s biggest asset, then George W. Bush&#39;s will revolve around one thing: 9/11.
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The nations of the world joined Monday in solemn remembrance of Sept. 11 &#151; but for many, resentment of the United States flowed as readily as tears.
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In this one town, in this swing state, in this entire country, three weeks before a deeply divided citizenry elects a president, the pernicious residue of Sept. 11, 2001, echoes in every corner of the national conversation.
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Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks in the US, two breaches of security in two days at London&#39;s Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament prompted calls for increased measures to protect the UK capital.
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Strategic conflicts, rampant confusion and election-year politics are slowing the war on terror.
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American Muslims still face high levels   of hatred and suspicion nearly five years after the September   11 attacks and political leaders and the news media are mostly   to blame, Muslim leaders said on Friday.
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Amid fears of a possible terrorist attack, US authorities are tightening security for Tuesday's presidential election while taking pains not to discourage voters from turning out at the polls.
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Activists and police are preparing for  a tense standoff and possible violence on New York streets when  hundreds of thousands gather to decry the Iraq war and Bush  administration polices during the Republican convention.
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After Congress shuffled the federal bureaucracy in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by creating the Homeland Security Department, Democrats lost control of the Senate and four seats in the House.
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NEW YORK -- Few things united this wildly diverse city more than the devastating events of Sept. 11, 2001. But, as the sixth anniversary of that dark day approaches, that sense of unity is being seriously tested amid a cacophony of controversies that has left some New Yorkers sniping at each other...
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As the election nears, U.S. officials say they are increasingly concerned al-Qaida will attempt to mount a devastating attack aimed at disrupting the political process.
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Legislation to reform the US intelligence system after the September 11 attacks and failures in Iraq has fallen victim to partisan wrangling, with lawmakers saying a final bill is unlikely before the November 2 election.