sept 11 attacks

Info from Osama raid shows interest in US trains (AP)

Ytop stories  Thu, 05/05/2011 - 4:15pm

AP - Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but counterterrorism officials say they believe the plot was only aspirational and have no recent intelligence about any active plan for such an attack.



 

Travel Group Unites U.S. Tourism Strategy

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 12/13/2010 - 11:01pm

Until now, each of the 50 states has been responsible for attracting its own domestic and international tourists.

But foreign visitors declined following the Sept. 11 attacks, prompting a new tourism strategy.

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Justice Department Pick Faces Confirmation Battle

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 06/14/2010 - 10:39pm

Lawyer James Cole is in line to serve as the deputy attorney general, but an op-ed on the Sept. 11 attacks and his role monitoring bookkeeping for insurance giant AIG could spur Republican opposition to his confirmation.

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