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Last Steel Beam Returned to Ground Zero

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August 24, 2009 — NECN/ABC: New York City reports:

A makeshift memorial to the victims of the September 11th attacks is back at ground zero. The massive steel column was delivered before dawn to the site of the World Trade Center towers. The beam was the final standing steel column removed the site, and has spent the last seven years stored in a hangar at JFK Airport. It will now become part of the planned national September 11th memorial and museum.

Last WTC steel column returns

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Senators Call on President to Prosecute 9-11 Mastermind by Military Commission

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Wes Hickman (Graham) 202-224-5972, Erika Masonhall (Lieberman) 202-224-4041, Brooke Buchanan (McCain) 202-224-7130, Webb Press Office 202-224-4024, August 6, 2009

Senators Call on President to Prosecute 9-11 Mastermind by Military Commission

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Joe Lieberman (ID-Connecticut), John McCain (R-Arizona), and Jim Webb (D-Virginia) today sent a letter to President Obama expressing concern over reports the Administration may try Khalid Sheik Mohammed and other alleged war criminals in civilian courts. The Senators further expressed their belief that military commissions are the appropriate forum to try suspected terrorists and war criminals.

The Senators wrote: