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Victim fund can't match the loss

After the 9/11 attacks, Congress set up a Victim Compensation Fund that paid out close to $7 billion to survivors and victims' families. Two of those families told us how that money has changed their lives.

Business at Ground Zero

Judy Martin reports on how small businesses in the shadow of Ground Zero have fared since 9/11.

Putting a price on loss

A 9/11 widow recounts the difficulty of having to calculate a monetary value for the loss of her husband to receive payment from the Victims Compensation Fund.

Personal information a post-9/11 target

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, access to personal data has changed dramatically. Host Kai Ryssdal and guests look at the implications for businesses and consumers. . . . Also, Annie Baxter reports that new government data-gathering regulations are shaking out some of the banking industry's smallest players.

Liberty bonds not for all

Post-9/11 redevelopment watchdog Bettina Damiani talks with host Scott Jagow about who is and isn't benefiting from the federal Liberty Bonds program.

Aviation industry took a hard hit

Aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia discusses how the airline industry has changed in the five years since the Sept. 11 attacks.


previous SEPTEMBER 11 coverage


Sept. 11, 2001

The world changed shortly before 9 a.m. Eastern Time today . . .
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Sept. 12, 2001

The search for survivors continues in New York's financial district and at the Department of Defense in Washington . . .
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Sept. 13, 2001

The vice chair of the Federal Reserve said today that America's financial systems have "proven themselves to be quite resilient." . . .
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Sept. 14, 2001

A miserable 'damp' blanketed New York today as rescue workers continued to dig through the rubble . . .
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Sept. 11, 2002

"The Value of a Life" and more . . .
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September 2002

SPECIAL REPORTS: "Accounting for the Unaccountable" . . . .

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