sept 11

The attacks of Sept. 11 changed most everything about American life. As commentator John Ridley reflects, Hollywood and the stories it told were no exception.

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Former Secretary of State Colin Powell reflects on how the country has changed in the 10 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Powell tells Steve Inskeep, "We have to be on guard that we don't spend so much time worrying about terrorism and guarding ourselves that we start to lose the essence of who we are as an open, freedom-loving people."

Rakoff doesn't often look on the bright side, and in his latest collection of essays, he explains why you shouldn't either.

Thoroughly depressing subjects addressed in Half Empty include cancer, AIDS and Sept. 11.

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AP - A sharply divided federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging a controversial post-Sept. 11 CIA program that flew terrorism suspects to secret prisons.