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Several dead in New Orleans warehouse blaze
The Daily Caller - 2 days agoFire Chief Charles Parent tells WWL-TV that survivors say the fire started when people burned wood in a barrel to stay warm. He says they got out through a window. Parent says the bodies have been turned over to the coroner’s office. He says…
Read more >>Filmmaker Perry to rebuild womans burned home
The Daily Caller - 4 days agoATLANTA (AP) — Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all her belongings in a fire. Rosa Lee Ransby and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter escaped the fire Tuesday that de…
Read more >>Nearly half of Congress skips 9/11 first responder bill vote
Examiner.com - 6 days agoJames Zadroga, a detective who helped with rescue efforts after 9/11, died in January 2006. There was some Controversy though, because the Medical Examiner claimed that he did not die as a direct result of the attacks. Several Republicans vocally …
Read more >>Sept. 11 Heroes Disdained on the Right (Joe Conason)
Yahoo! News - 7 days agoCreators Syndicate – To understand the depths of shame and cynicism in the partisan stalling of health Legislation for 9/11 First Responders, it is only necessary to recall how eagerly Republican politicians once rushed to identify themsel…
Read more >>Daly: Last responders in Capitol wake up
New York Daily News - 7 days agoImagine if our cops or Firefighters were like the U.S. Senate and took nine years to answer a cry for help. At least the last responders in the Capitol finally came through and passed the Zadroga bill, providing help to the 9/11 First Responders…
Read more >>Rep must answer the call
Boston Herald - 8 days agoCritics who say Rep.-elect Jerry Parisella (D-Beverly) ought to quit the Legislature because he is being called to Active Duty in Iraq ought to embark on some serious soul-searching. At a time of war the very fact that there are such critics come…
Read more >>What's Holding Up The Zadroga Bill?
The New York Observer - 8 days agoTo understand the depths of shame and cynicism in the partisan stalling of health Legislation for 9/11 First Responders, it is only necessary to recall how eagerly Republican politicians once rushed to identify themselves with New York City's fi…
Read more >>Senators see chance for passing 9/11 health bill
Yahoo! News - 20th Dec 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A retooled bill providing medical care for Firefighters and other emergency responders to the September 11, 2001 attacks could be resurrected soon in the Senate, a few weeks after Republicans blocked the measure, bac…
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