Landing gear from 9/11 plane found wedged between N.Y. buildings

 

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A piece of landing gear from a plane that hit the World Trade Center September 11, 2001 was found Friday by surveyors. For over 11 years it sat perfectly wedged between two buildings, passersby none the wiser that American history was tucked nearby.

It's not known from which of the two planes that hit the Twin Towers, the American Airlines plane or United Airlines plane, the landing gear part comes from. New York police spokesperson Paul Browne said there is a Boeing identification number on the piece. It was found in an extremely narrow alley, about 18 inches wide, between the back of a luxury apartment building and the building at 51 Park Place, the future site of a mosque.

Debris from 9/11 still found

It is not the first time debris has been found in the area since the clean-up was officially over but this may be the biggest piece of a plane found since. Police said they will look in the alley around the debris to see what else might be found.

The piece of the plane, about 5 feet by 4 feet and 17 inches high, has not been removed because it is in a very tight spot and police are not yet sure how it will be removed. There's no word as yet on where it will be taken once it is removed. “The odds of this being wedged between there is amazing,” Browne said. “It had to have fallen just the right way to make it into that space.”

The building at 51 Park Place has a Muslim prayer space in it and is undergoing renovations to become a mosque. There were protesters that did not want a mosque so close to the place where Islamic extremists had done so much damage. Nearly 3,000 were killed when Islamic terrorists hijacked the two planes and steered them into the two World Trade Center buildings.

One World Trade Center

The debris was found three blocks from the site of the former Twin Towers. Construction continues there on One World Trade Center, a 104-story building that will be the tallest building in the Western hemisphere. The 16-acre site will see a total of eight buildings, including the National September 11 Memorial and Museum and a Performing Arts Center.

Most buildings have a planned completion date either later this year or in 2014.

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Obama says Planned Parenthood is ‘not going anywhere’

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President Barack Obama on Friday defended Planned Parenthood, the largest source of reproductive health care which also provides abortions, against its opponents and warned critics that the organization remains steadfast.

"Planned Parenthood is not going anywhere," Obama said at the organization's annual national conference in Washington, D.C. "It’s not going anywhere today. It’s not going anywhere tomorrow."
The organization has long been a target of abortion opponents, who in recent years have fought to cut off federal funding to the organization even though that funding by law cannot be spent on abortions, which make up an estimated 3 percent of the organization's budget.
The president on Friday lauded the organization's work “providing quality healthcare to women all across America." "We are truly grateful to you.”
He noted that 1 in 5 women in America have sought services from Planned Parenthood, which is the primary source for health care for many women. When politicians attempt to turn Planned Parenthood into "a punching bag," Obama said, they are shutting out women who need health care and communities who may need health care services the most.
Obama used his appearance to champion his health care law, which he said promotes many of the same principles as Planned Parenthood. Obama said his law supports health care for women including by allowing young women to be covered by their parents' health care insurance plans and preventing women with pre-existing conditions from being denied coverage.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus recently targeted the organization with a scathing op-ed for conservative news site Red State accusing Planned Parenthood and Democrats of supporting infanticide. Priebus wrote that testimony from a Planned Parenthood lobbyist in Florida indicated the organization supports the killing of infants.
Planned Parenthood later released a statement on the lobbyist's testimony, saying, "As a trusted health care provider, Planned Parenthood strongly condemns any physician who does not follow the law or endangers a woman's or child's health. And while HB 1129 addresses a situation that is extremely unlikely and highly unusual, if the scenario presented by the legislation should happen, of course a Planned Parenthood doctor would provide appropriate care to both the woman and the infant."
The president's appearance at the conference comes at a time when infanticide has been in the national news due to the murder trial of former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell. Gosnell, of Philadelphia, is charged with murder in the death of a woman in 2009 during an abortion procedure and in the deaths of four babies.

Obama and predecessors mark opening of George W. Bush library

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DALLAS—President Barack Obama praised his predecessor George W. Bush as a “good man” who should be commended for his resolve in trying to keep the country safe after the 9/11 attacks, and for his foresight in leading the fight for immigration reform.
Obama’s remarks came as he and the other four living presidents along with dozens of state, federal and foreign dignitaries gathered here to mark the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
Obama, who has been a fierce critic of Bush’s handling of the country, and his colleagues followed the tradition of past presidential library ceremonies by putting political differences aside. Obama praised what he called Bush’s “compassion,” “generosity” and “personality,” and said, “To know the man is to like the man.”
Remarking on the rare gathering of all five presidents, Obama spoke of the “exclusive club” that he shares with Bush as well as Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter—who were also in attendance. But, he said, “it’s more like a support group.”
He recalled finding a letter in his desk from George W. Bush upon arriving in the Oval Office in 2009 offering his successor advice.
“He knew I would come to learn what he had learned,” Obama said. “Being president above all is a humbling job. There are moments when you make mistakes. There are times when you wish you could turn back the clock.”
But, Obama noted, “We love this country and we do our best.”
Obama’s remarks came after former Clinton and Carter offered similar praise of Bush. Among other things, they touted Bush’s efforts to stop the spread of AIDS in Africa.
But Clinton’s remarks seemed more like a roast of his successor, as he spoke warmly of Bush and talked about how close he had gotten to the Bush family after he defeated George H.W. Bush. He joked of being “the black sheep son” and said his mother had told him not to speak too long at the event, turning to acknowledge former first lady Barbara Bush, who giggled in response.
He also praised George W. Bush’s recently discovered artistic skills as a painter, saying Barbara Bush had shared portraits her son had painted of animals. “I thought they were great,” Clinton said, adding that he had considered asking Bush to paint his portrait.
Clinton said he had hesitated, however, after seeing Bush’s self-portraits in the bathroom. “At my age, I think I should keep my suit,” Clinton said, as Bush laughed wildly.
A bittersweet moment came when George H.W. Bush briefly addressed the crowd, thanking them for coming. The elder Bush was hospitalized in December, and the family worried he might not make it to see his son unveil his presidential library.
From the podium later, George W. Bush praised his father for “teaching him how to be a president, but first teaching him how to be a man,” and said it was the first time in history that father-and-son presidents had attended the opening of each other’s libraries.
Addressing the crowd of more than 8,000 supporters and former staffers, Bush repeatedly became emotional as he thanked those who had turned out to mark the library’s opening. At one point he joked, “There was a time in my life when I wasn’t likely to be found in a library, much less founding one.”
In praising his ex-staffers, Bush said, “History is going to show I served with great people.” He then gave a shout-out to former Vice President Dick Cheney, who is barely mentioned in the library’s exhibits, telling him, “I’m proud to call you a friend.”
In brief remarks, Bush recalled the goals that led him while in office.
“In democracy, the purpose of public office is not to fulfill personal ambition,” he said, echoing a line that he’s used throughout his career. “Elected officials must serve a cause greater than themselves. The political winds blow left and right, polls rise and fall, supporters come and go. But in the end, leaders are defined by the convictions they held.”
At the end of his speech, Bush audibly choked up. With tears in his eyes, he returned to this seat, where he smiled and threw three fingers in the air in the shape of a ”W.”

Beyoncé’s Grimacegate: Pop Star Bans Independent Photographers From Shooting World Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(Al Pereira, WireImage)It's hard to forget the less-than-flattering images of Beyoncé that circulated around the Internet after the 2013 Super Bowl. The contorted grimace and unseemly scowl of the usually perfectly coiffed pop star were captured during her halftime performance and posted online ad nauseum.

After Buzzfeed ran the images, Beyoncé's publicist requested that the website take down the unflattering pics, but Buzzfeed instead added fuel to the fire, posting a story with the headline, "The 'Unflattering' Photos Beyoncé’s Publicist Doesn’t Want You to See." Not surprisingly, the story and the images made their way around the world, and soon Photoshopped pictures of Beyoncé making her look like a Star Wars character, a lobster lady, an Olympic weightlifter, and the Incredible Hulk were popping up everywhere.
This time around, Beyoncé isn't taking any chances. The star has reportedly instituted a ban on independent professional photographers to shoot her ongoing Mrs. Carter World Tour, according to the New York Post and The Guardian. Instead, news outlets are being given a link to a website featuring pre-approved photos of Beyoncé taken by ONE photographer.
This may end up working against the star, as news outlets compete to run original images and may end up using amateur photos taken from the crowd--with bad lighting. Oh, the horror!

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