• September 11, 2009, marks the eight-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. President Barack Obama, in his first 9-11 since taking office, released a statement on the attacks, stating "Every year on this day, we are all New Yorkers. We pause to remember the victims, to grieve with the families and friends of those who died, and to honor the heroes of that day and each day since who have sacrificed to save lives and serve their country."http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/09/11/2009-09-11_obamas_message_on_911.html

  Nearly 3,000 people were killed on September 11, 2001, during attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on United Airlines Flight 93.CNN: 9/11 jurors face complex life or death decisions (April 26, 2006) CNN: First video of Pentagon 9/11 attack released (May 16, 2006)

• 1. 2,749 people killed in the World Trade Center attacksCNN: 9/11 jurors face complex life or death decisions (April 26, 2006)
  2. 184 people killed in the attacks on the PentagonCNN: [http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/16/pentagon.video/index.html
  3. Official yearly memorial service held in New York, at or near the World Trade Center siteNational September 11 Memorial & Museum: Events
  4. Moments of silence observed, church bells rung at 8:46 AM, the time of the first attacksAbout.com:September 11th 7th anniversary

• 9-11 Anniversary 2008

  In 2008, both Barack Obama and Senator John McCain both visited ground zero on the seventh anniversary of the attacks. In a joint statement, the rival senators, who were both running in the 2008 presidential election at the time, said, "All of us came together on 9/11 - not as Democrats or Republicans - but as Americans."BBC News: US Rivals to Make 9/11 Appearance (September 6, 2008)

• Bin Laden Video 2007

  On the sixth anniversary of the attacks, in 2007, Al Qaeda released a video eulogy for 9/11 hijacker Waleed al-Shehri. In a 47-minute-long-video, Osama Bin Laden praises al-Shehri for his role in the helping to crash American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.ABC News: New bin Laden video surfaces (September 11, 2007) CNN: Bin Laden to issue video as 9/11 anniversary approaches (September 6, 2007)

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