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On Doomed Flight, Passengers Vowed to Perish Fighting They told the people they loved that they would die fighting.
Reaction From Around the World A list of statements made by foreign dignitaries.
Trauma, Felt Directly or Not, Takes a Psychic Toll Jittery nerves of New Yorkers.
F.A.A. Announces Stricter Rules; Knives No Longer Allowed Far stricter security guidelines for airports nationwide.
Entombed for a Day, Then Found John McLoughlin, a 21-year veteran of the Port Authority police, was pulled alive from the mountains of rubble.
F.B.I. Traces Path of 5 in New England Investigators began trying today to piece together the path of a clutch of terrorists who hijacked two jetliners.
Bush to Come to New York When Rescue Effort Eases White House officials said today that President Bush would visit New York City "at the first opportunity," but that he did not want to hamper rescue operations under way in Lower Manhattan.
Renting Wheels and Riding Rails as Skies Stay Off Limits Federal authorities said today that most planes would remain grounded until extra security measures could be put in place.
As F.B.I. Tracks Hijackers, bin Laden Tie Is Cited The hijackers were followers of Osama bin Laden, federal authorities said today.
A City of Quiet: Nothing Is Same One Day After New York woke up to another day yesterday, but it wasn't another day.
World Leaders List Conditions on Cooperation The Bush administration confronted its first significant difficulties today in building a broad international coalition.
U.S. Widens Policy on Detaining Suspects The Bush administration announced a major expansion of its power to detain immigrants suspected of crimes.
Billions Promised by U.S. as Carriers' Layoffs Mount The airline industry won assurances of billions of dollars in financial help today from Congress and the Bush administration.
Scarcity of Afghan Targets Leads U.S. to Revise Strategy Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld bluntly acknowledged today that the difficulty in identifying bombing targets in Afghanistan was leading the Pentagon to develop a broader, more unconventional type of campaign.
Victims of Mistaken Identity, Sikhs Pay a Price for Turbans Sikhs across the country are struggling to explain to an uncomprehending public that despite their turbans and beards, they are not followers of the Taliban.
Mood of Sellers and Buyers Reflect the Devastating Events The gears of the economy began grinding again, though many of the human beings turning the cranks needed comforting.
Controllers Say Flow of Information on Hijacked Planes' Course Was Slow and Uneven The controllers assigned to United Airlines Flight 175 on Tuesday suspected that it had been hijacked.
Bush Labels Aerial Terrorist Attacks 'Acts of War' Bush declared today that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were "acts of war."
A Homegrown Memorial Brings Strangers Together Union Square has become the site of a vast homegrown memorial and sit-in.
Arafat Angrily Insists Palestinians Didn't Rejoice Arafat angrily rejected tonight any suggestion that Palestinians had rejoiced over the terrorist attack.
Watching Events Unfold and Recalling a Painful Time of Terrorism For many survivors of the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, the disaster scenes from Tuesday's hijackings were an overwhelming reminder of the terrorism that remains a scar on the city's psyche.
A Somber Bush Says Terrorism Cannot Prevail President Bush vowed tonight to retaliate against those responsible for today's attacks.
Driven Underground, Officials Stay on the Job A morning of terrorist attacks forced top officials and a quarter-million federal workers out of their offices.
Nation Plunges Into Fight With Enemy Hard to Identify Today's attacks plunged the nation into a warlike struggle against an enemy that will be hard to identify with certainty and hard to punish with precision.
Buildings Burn and Fall as Onlookers Search for Elusive Safety The mighty towers were reduced to nothing.
Aides Say Bush Was One Target of Hijacked Jet The White House asserted today that Mr. Bush was a target of the terrorists.
Defense Department Says 126 Are Missing, Raising Total of Crash Victims to 190 The Pentagon announced today that 126 service members and civilians were missing and, officials said, presumed dead, raising the death toll from Tuesday's terrorist attack near Washington to 190.
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Officials Say 2 More Jets May Have Been in the Plot Terrorists might have plotted to commandeer two more commercial flights.
Truckload of Body Bags Hints at the Magnitude of a Grisly Task Ahead New York is about to undertake the largest number of post-mortem examinations in the annals of forensic medicine.
Officials Begin Examining Wreckage for Data Recorders Dozens of investigators began today what they said would be a long, arduous effort to reconstruct the final minutes of United Flight 93.
Hospital Treks, Fliers and the Cry: Have You Seen . . . ? Searching for loved ones.
Authorities Have Learned the Identities of 18 Hijackers, Attorney General Says Federal authorities have identified 18 men who hijacked the commercial jets used in Tuesday's terror attacks.
Agreement on $40 Billion for Aid and a Response Congressional leaders and the White House agreed early this morning on a $40 billion emergency aid package.
A Vow to Erase Terrorist Networks - bin Laden Is Singled Out The Bush administration today singled out Osama bin Laden, the Islamic militant who operates from Afghanistan, as a prime suspect.
Recovered Recorder May Give Clues of a Struggle for Control Investigators today unearthed the data recorder from United Airlines Flight 93.
An Unimaginable Emergency Put Communications to the Test The telecommunications system in the country and particularly in New York had experienced what was probably the biggest test ever.
Three Are Held in Detroit After Airport Diagram Is Found Federal agents searching for a suspected operative of Osama bin Laden have arrested three men in Detroit.
Rumsfeld Asks Call-Up of Reserves, as Many as 50,000 The Secretary of Defense has recommended calling up as many as 50,000 military reservists.
Attacks and Harassment of Middle-Eastern Americans Rising People of Middle Eastern and South Asian descent are increasingly becoming the targets of harassment and violence.
No Middle Ground The Bush administration today gave the nations of the world a stark choice: stand with us against terrorism, deny safe havens to terrorists or face the certain prospect of death and destruction.
Flights Are Cleared to Resume, but the Skies Remain Largely Empty The skies slowly opened up again today.
U.S. Says Hijackers Lived in the Open With Deadly Secret For the last several years, a handful of Middle Eastern men made their way to Florida to learn how to fly.
Japan's Prime Minister Pledges Support for American Retaliation Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said today that Japan's armed forces would actively support any American reprisals.
Need for Emotional Counseling Is Expected to Rise Psychiatric services are in demand.
U.S. Force vs. Terrorists: From Reactive to Active New military thinking and bolder tactics are required, allied experts say.
Agency Chief Facing Test of a Lifetime on Assistance Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Joe Allbaugh faces what will almost surely be the biggest test of his life.
For Many, Sorrow Turns to Anger and Talk of Vengeance More than a few Americans are beginning to obsess about how to get even.
New Scares and Transit Snags Hamper City's Return to Normal New York tried to move toward some semblance of normality, but too often it seemed to fail.
Europe Moves To Toughen Laws to Fight Terrorism The European Commission proposed drastic changes today in European law enforcement.
Bush Advisers Split on Scope of Retaliation The Bush administration is struggling with its first high-level quarrels over the scope and timing of its military response.
Bush Orders Heavy Bombers Near Afghans President Bush ordered heavy bombers and other aircraft to within easy striking distance of Afghanistan today.
Administration Considers Broader, More Powerful Options for Potential Retaliation Options under consideration include more powerful, sustained attacks.
$2.4 Billion in Losses Are Detailed in Report The attack cost the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey nearly $1.3 billion in damage and will cost $1.1 billion more in enhanced security measures.
Conflicting Visions of How to Rebuild Lower Manhattan City, state and federal officials are jockeying over who should control the rebirth of Lower Manhattan.
Joint The Evacuation That Kept a Horrible Toll From Climbing Higher Thousands were evacuated safely before both of the buildings collapsed.
A Clear Message: 'I Will Not Relent' Siding with those of his advisers who favor the broadest possible campaign against terrorism, President Bush told Congress, the nation and the world last night that the forthcoming American effort would not cease "until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated."
In New York, It's Too Soon for Cheering New York City and the rest of the nation were in no mood to watch any sporting events this weekend.
War Against Terror Tests Fragile Relations With U.S. Saudi Arabia's track record in previous terrorism investigations has been one of keeping its distance from the United States.
F.B.I. Holds Men Traveling With Knives Two men with box cutters, hair dye and a large amount of cash who were seized by federal authorities on an Amtrak train.
Justice Dept. Identifies 19 Men as Suspected Hijackers Justice Department officials today disclosed the names of 19 men who they said had commandeered four commercial jets in Tuesday's terror attacks.
Nations Step Up Efforts to Watch Radical Muslim Elements The terrorist strikes in New York and Washington have mobilized intelligence and police forces.
As Rescue Work Continues, Flight Recorders Are Found in Pentagon Rubble Search and rescue teams uncovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders.
Learning Where Suspects Studied Is 'Trickier Than It Sounds' One of several flight schools that may have unwittingly trained some of the men suspected of involvement in this week's terrorist attacks.
Some Foresee a Sea Change in Attitudes on Freedoms Civil liberties advocates are watching with quiet concern.
New Delhi Eager to Join U.S. in Fighting Terror India has long felt the bitter hurt of terrorist attacks on civilians.
An Unobtrusive Man's Odyssey: Polite Student to Suicide Hijacker He was diligent. He was polite.
President, in New York, Offers Resolute Vows Atop the Rubble Bush met mud-streaked rescue workers and inspected the smoking mountain of rubble that had been the proud World Trade Center.
As Hard Hats Volunteer in Rubble, City's Building Boom Falls Into Doubt Construction in Midtown Manhattan has been stalled.
Pentagon Tracked Deadly Jet but Found No Way to Stop It Military officials in a command center on the east side of the building were urgently talking to law enforcement and air traffic control officials about what to do.
Companies Pledge $100 Million in Relief The nation's largest corporations have pledged more than $100 million to relief efforts.
U.S. Demands Arab Countries 'Choose Sides' State Department official today met with 15 Arab representatives and gave them a stark choice: either declare their nations members of an international coalition against terrorism, or risk being isolated in a growing global conflict.
Holy Warriors Escalate an Old War on a New Front The culmination of a decade-long holy war against the United States that is escalating methodically in ambition, planning and execution.
Envisioning the Future in a Fortress New York What will it take to make this city's public spaces safe from attack?
A Pause to Ponder Washington's Tough Talk European allies are showing signs of backpedaling.
Four Days That Transformed a President, a Presidency and a Nation, for All Time The Bush response to the attacks.
Pentagon Outlines Needs for Fighting Terrorism The Pentagon is describing what it needs.
One Section of Tower Site Is Reopened, but Few Come Signs of life came back to the towers and pavement of Manhattan's financial district.
Poll Finds Majority Back Use of Military Americans are bracing for the United States to go to war.
Bush Warns That Coming Conflict Will Not Be Short President Bush told the American military today to get ready for a long war against terrorism, and vowed to "do what it takes to win."
Lawmakers See Need to Loosen Rules on C.I.A. America's spy agencies should be allowed to combat terrorism with more aggressive tactics.
At 8:48, Two 'Normal Guys' Are Transformed Two person's roles in responding to the attack.
For the Fire Department, the First Three Farewells Like more than 300 comrades, they died in Tuesday's collapse of the World Trade Center.
Huge Obstacles as the Markets Try to Reopen The New York Stock Exchange insists that somehow, it will open for business at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
After Shining Decade, City Dwellers Reassess Face of Their Reality The damage caused to the self-esteem of a city that has been riding an eight-year high is only beginning to come into focus.
F.B.I. Was Seeking 2 of the Hijacking Suspects at the Time of the Attacks Two of the men were known to the authorities as associates of Osama bin Laden.
A Response to This Crisis Couldn't Be Learned in an M.B.A. Class There is leadership when the world is wrenched by a calamity of unimaginable dimensions.
What Would 'Victory' Mean? It was certain that America would retaliate, quickly and terribly.
City to Create Commission to Oversee Reconstruction New York City will form a reconstruction commission with extraordinary powers.
Hauling the Debris, and Darker Burdens The rescue operation at ground zero has become a job.
A New War and Its Scale No war plan appears to have been agreed on, and officially the Bush administration insists that no options have been excluded.
A Nation Binds Its Wound in Red, White and Blue Countless bandages in red, white and blue.
With No Miracle in the Rubble, Hope Grimly Shifts to Acceptance Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani gently reminded the world that the chance for more survivors was minuscule.
Investigators Explore Boundaries of Everything the Law Allows Law enforcement officials have extensive powers to detain people when investigating attacks on the country.
Yes, New York Will Prosper Again, but It Needs More Than Moral Support Before the city and the region recover from last week's terrorist assault, they are destined to go through a tough time.
Investigation of the Conspirators' Largely Quiet Lives Centers on a German University A small technical university on the southern edge of a wealthy port city unknowingly harbored a cell of Islamic fundamentalists.
Lost-Income Claims May Exceed $10 Billion Claims by businesses for lost income and relocation expenses may run to more than $10 billion.
I.S.P.'s Curb Terrorist Postings and an Anti-Islamic Backlash For Internet service companies, the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks has meant new scrutiny of the material that their online users can view and post.
Department Promotes 168 to Rebuild Officer Ranks The Fire Department promoted 168 members Sunday, to help replace the officers lost.
Cardinal Egan Leads Prayers for Victims, and Applause for Rescuers Cardinal Edward M. Egan yesterday deplored the "faceless criminals" who attacked the World Trade Center.
Man Traveled Across U.S. in His Quest to Be a Pilot Profile of one of the suspected pilots.
Unified State Legislators Pass Tougher Anti-Terrorism Laws The State Legislature approved a package of new antiterrorism measures today.
U.S. Identified Some Elements of Hijack Plot in Advance Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said today that his department knew elements of the threat to aviation before last week's terrorist attacks but could not have pieced them together to avert the plot.
Prepare for Casualties, Bush Says, While Asking Support of Nation President Bush demanded that Afghanistan's leaders immediately deliver Osama bin Laden and his network and close down every terrorist camp in the country or face military attack by the United States.
Thinkers Face the Limits of a Just War It is in times like these that moral philosophers, theologians and others who study the ethics of modern warfare begin to worry.
Officials Say Number of Those Still Missing May Be Overstated The number of people listed as missing and feared lost could fall significantly.
Debating Whether New Agency Can Command, or Just Link Commanders At the heart of the debate is whether Tom Ridge will simply coordinate the efforts of these agencies or actually command them.
A Plane Left Boston and Skimmed Over River and Mountain in a Deadly Detour An outline of the plane's path and passengers.
Fear and Vigilance as Security Plans Americans are dealing with continued threats.
Stress From Attacks Will Chase Some Into the Depths of Their Minds, and Stay For some, the ultimate legacy of last week's events will be memories that gradually turn malignant.
Group Struggling to Shed Association With Terrorism Story about Afghanistan Americans coping in the United States.
Many Come to Bear Witness at Ground Zero They came yesterday in streams of thousands.
Blair and Chirac Heading to U.S. for Show of Unity The leaders of France and Britain were preparing to arrive here this week to show solidarity.
Pentagon Activates First Wave of Guardsmen and Reservists The Pentagon began activating thousands of National Guard and Reserve troops.
All of a Sudden, a Jittery Nation of Checkpoints A swell of homeland defense not seen since World War II rose across the nation.
Tape Reveals Wild Struggle on Flight 93 A desperate struggle took place aboard the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 before it crashed in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Bin Laden Operative Is Linked to Suspects Federal investigators are examining a possible link between the hijackers who crashed into the World Trade Center and operatives for Osama bin Laden.
Bush Delivers Message of Retaliation and Tolerance Bush asked the public to view Arabs and Muslims living in the United States as American patriots.
Canada Miffed at Bush Omission Canada never got a mention in President Bush's speech on Thursday night.
Europe Moves Against Those Tied to Attacks The pursuit of the network behind the terrorist attacks in the United States spread across Europe.
In Europe, Some Say the Attacks Stemmed From American Failings A debate has begun over whether the inconsistencies of American foreign policy mean that resentment of the United States is inevitable.
Bush Tries to Steady Economy Jolted by Attack Bush predicted today that the economy would rebound "in America in the years ahead," but he faces a Congress and Federal Reserve already divided on policy and partisan lines over how to achieve that goal.
Waging War in Afghanistan Could Rattle Region Military strikes could create a dangerous political vacuum in the region, government officials and analysts fear.
More Reserves Called Up; Bush Consults With Putin By air and sea, American forces moved into position today for the campaign against terrorism.
Groups Could Help Find bin Laden and Assist American Attacks The Bush administration is backing efforts to build an internal coalition in Afghanistan against Osama bin Laden and his Taliban supporters.
Taliban Reject Pakistan's Call for bin Laden Afghanistan rebuffed an American demand that the Taliban government immediately and unconditionally surrender Osama bin Laden.
U.S. to Publish Terror Evidence on bin Laden The Bush administration plans to make public evidence linking Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda network to the terror attacks.
A Route Out of Washington, Horribly Changed An outline of the plane's path and passengers.
U.S. Certain That bin Laden Remains Inside Afghanistan United States intelligence officials said today that they were certain that Osama bin Laden was still in Afghanistan.
U.S. Is Chasing German Leads on Terror Trail Investigators have not yet identified any knowing accomplices in the United States or uncovered a broad support network that assisted the 19 hijackers.
Bush Freezes Assets Linked to Terror Network President Bush ordered an immediate freeze today of all assets in the United States of suspected Islamic terrorist groups and individuals.
New Attitude On Security At Airports For air travelers and flight crews, there seems to be no such thing as an overreaction.
Bush Urges Afghans to Rid Their Country of Taliban President Bush came close to telling the Afghan people today to overthrow the Taliban government.
A Hub for Hijackers Found in New Jersey A Patterson apartment has been identified as a hub for those who planned the suicide missions.
Suspects in Hijackings Exploited Loopholes in Immigration Policy How the hikackers obtained entry into the country.
Possible Guide for Hijackers Found, Ashcroft Says An Arabic language document belonging to the hijackers appears to be a spiritual and practical guide to preparing for their attacks.
Slowly, Families Accept the Ruins as Burial Ground A sad and inevitable change has swept across the acres of devastation between Liberty and Vesey Streets.
A Ground Zero Diary: 12 Days of Fire, Fear and Grit A narrative of recent events.
20 Days Later, an Invisible Reminder Lingers After the terrorist attack, everyone in Lower Manhattan seemed to smell something. Nearly three weeks later, the smell still lingers.
The Investigation So Far The investigation has identified 19 hijackers and uncovered much about their preparations and backgrounds.
Rational and Irrational Fears Combine in Terrorism's Wake The continents of safety and danger seemed forever shifted.
Call by bin Laden Before Attacks Is Reported Osama bin Laden telephoned his mother in Syria the day before the terrorist attacks to tell her "something big" was imminent, a senior foreign official said tonight.
Searchers Find Remains of 50 People, Officials Say Searchers have opened pockets of debris that contained the remains of 50 people, officials said yesterday.
NATO Says U.S. Has Proof Against bin Laden Group NATO said today that the United States had provided "clear and compelling proof" that Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization was behind the attacks.
Powell Says U.S. Had Signs, but Not Clear Ones, of a Plot Secretary of State Powell said today that the administration had received a "lot of signs" that terrorists were planning attacks against the United States.
Famous Faces With Pull Get Into Disaster Zone Many celebrities have wanted to visit ground zero, the epicenter of the World Trade Center disaster.
Attack Investigation Runs Through Utah and Its Brigade of Language Experts Members of the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, an elite group of linguists, are trying to translate thousands of hours of interceptions.
Attacks' Impact on Economy of City Estimated at $90 Billion The attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center could have a $90 billion to $105 billion impact on the economy of New York City.
A Mundane Itinerary on the Eve of Terror For their last night on earth, the pair of terrorists stayed at a Comfort Inn on a sterile strip of gas stations and fast-food joints.
British Detail bin Laden's Link to U.S. Attacks In the days before the attacks, Osama bin Laden indicated that he was "about to launch a major attack on America," according to a British government document.
Inquiry Traces Path of Hijacker Tied to Other Anti-U.S. Attacks One of the suspected hijackers was tied to two previous attacks by Osama bin Laden's terror network.
Sounds of an Escape From the 71st Floor Omar Rivera and his guide dog escaped unharmed from the 71st-floor office.
Bin Laden Taunts U.S. and Praises Hijackers Osama bin Laden appeared in a videotape broadcast worldwide in which he taunted the United States and celebrated the terrorist attacks.
New York Requests $54 Billion Package Pataki and Giuliani announced an ambitious plan, asking the federal government to provide $54 billion worth of incentives, tax breaks and direct subsidies.
Bin Laden, on Tape, Boasts of Trade Center Attacks Report of a videotape showing Osama bin Laden laughing and boasting about the attacks.
U.S. Failed to Act on Warnings in '98 of a Plane Attack The United States intelligence community was told in 1998 that Arab terrorists were planning to fly a bomb-laden plane into the World Trade Center, but the F.B.I. and the Federal Aviation Administration did not take the threat seriously, a Congressional investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks has found.