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  • NYC Mayor Criticized for Decision to Exclude Clergy From 9/11 Ceremony

    08/24/2011 4:02:06 PM PDT · by khnyny · 82 replies
    Fox News ^ | August 24, 2011
    Some New York politicians and religious leaders are criticizing Mayor Michael Bloomberg for not offering clergy members a role in the high-profile ceremonies marking 10 years since the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, The Wall Street Journal reported. "This is America, and to have a memorial service where there's no prayer, this appears to be insanity to me," said Rudy Washington, a former deputy mayor under Rudolph Giuliani. "I feel like America has lost its way." A spokewoman from Bloomberg's office told The Journal that the focus, as in past years, will be on the family members of...
  • NYC: Channel 7 to cut 9/11 memorial coverage (to air "Regis" instead of reading victims' names)

    09/07/2007 1:17:25 AM PDT · by Stoat · 13 replies · 954+ views
    The New York Daily News ^ | September 6, 2007 | RICHARD HUFF and CORKY SIEMASZKO
    ExclusiveChannel 7 to cut 9/11 memorial coverage By RICHARD HUFF and CORKY SIEMASZKO DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERSThursday, September 6th 2007, 6:46 PM   The city's top-rated TV station will slash its coverage of the Sept. 11 memorial ceremonies by dropping the most emotional part - the reading of the names of the victims. WABC-TV says it's running "Live with Regis & Kelly" instead, and will follow it up with "Rachael Ray" and "The View," while every other broadcast station in town will cover the ceremony start to finish.It marks the first time one of New York's local broadcast stations...