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World Bank to Invest in New Hedge Fund

The World Bank is investing in a hedge fund in order to help banks reduce capital that new rules will force them to set aside against loans to small companies in emerging markets, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
U.S. President Barack Obama embraces victims' family members as first lady Michelle Obama stands by at the 9/11 Memorial during the tenth anniversary ceremonies at the World Trade Center site in New York

Obama, Bush See Raw Emotions at 9/11 Events

President Barack Obama picked up where his predecessor George W. Bush left off in the war against Islamic militants after the September 11 attacks, and on Sunday both saw the raw emotions that linger 10 years later.
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Brennan: Terror Threat is ‘Specific,’ 'Credible’

While speaking on Sunday talk shows, President Barack Obama's counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said the administration is taking the still-unconfirmed threat of a 9/11 anniversary terrorist attack extremely seriously.
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9/11 Anniversary: Skeptics Rally in New York

A group of nearly 100 protesters traveled to the financial district in New York City to protest what they believed was dishonesty from the U.S. government regarding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.
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9/11 Memorial: U.S. Continues to Urge Caution

With the nation reaching the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack, the United States has moved to a heightened state of alert: government officials have been trying to strike a balance between recommending caution and stirring up unnecessary fear.
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Is Osama Bin Laden Really Dead? Some Don't Think So

Is Osama bin Laden really dead? That's what the young lady asked me.She knew I am a journalist, not quick to buy suspicious facts peddled as such, but not quick to buy into conspiracy theories, either -- like the one that Osama bin Laden's death at the hands of U.S. military was faked.

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