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American RadioWorks - Witnesses to Terror - http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/911/
Radio special presents highlights from the 9/11 Commission's hearings. Transcript available. [52 minute Realaudio broadcast]

How a Deal Creating an Independent Commission on Sept. 11 Came Undone - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/02/politics/02COMM.html
Report on the efforts to create a commission to investigate the attacks. New York Times, US [free registration required].

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - http://www.9-11commission.gov/
Commission chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks, and recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. Hearing schedules, press releases, reports, staff statements and archives with transcripts and videos of the public hearings.

NPR : Judging the Impact: A Post 9-11 America - http://www.npr.org/911hearings/security_measures.html
Summary of major changes in the USA as a result of the 9/11 attacks.

NPR : The 9-11 Commission: An Audio Chronicle - http://www.npr.org/911hearings/
Audio testimony from the various public meetings and press conferences.

Online NewsHour: Investigating Pre-9/11 Readiness - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/911commission/
The 9-11 Commission's efforts are documented and commented upon.

President Names Kissinger to Lead 9/11 Commission - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/28/politics/28BUSH.html
Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger is named chairman of an independent investigation into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A report on motives and reactions. New York Times, US.

Text: Full Transcript from Testimony on Attacks - http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/09/18/politics/19INTEL-TEXT.html
Testimony of Eleanor Hill, staff director for the House and Senate intelligence inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks, before a joint Congressional committee.

The New York Times: National Special - The 9/11 Report - http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/08/13/national/nationalspecial2/
A Congressional investigation into the attacks, reported, analyzed, and commented upon. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]

The Road Through 9/11 - http://cnparm.home.texas.net/911/Intro.htm
A detailed timeline of the day, a chronology from 1948 on that explores historic developments related to the attacks with focus on the Middle East, and links for related sites.

Time: The Secret History - http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020812/
Michael Elliott reports on plans of the White House to fight al-Qaeda before September 11. With timeline.

U.S. Failed to Act on Warnings in 98 of a Plane Attack - http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/09/19/politics/19INTE.html
Reports on the results of a joint Congressional committee hearing. New York Times, US [free registration required].

White House, in Shift, Backs Inquiry on 9/11 - http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/09/21/national/21INQU.html
Report about intelligence failures before the September 11 attacks revealed by the Congressional committee.

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