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Is There a '9/11 Generation?'
Ten years after the attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, is there a "9/11 Generation?" Was it a defining event for youths in America and the Arab Middle East?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenTen years after the attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, is there a "9/11 Generation?" Was it a defining experience for young Americans and for youth in the Arab Middle East? Also, poor jobs numbers increase political pressure on the President and Congress. On Reporter's Notebook, so many objects in low-Earth orbit are crashing into each other, they’re multiplying, creating a "tipping point" for space travel and unmanned satellites. What can be done?
Banner image: Kevin Van Orden, whose brother is in the US Army, celebrates outside the World Trade Center site after the death of accused 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden was announced May 2, 2011 in New York City. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images
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3 storiesJobs Numbers Increase Political Pressure on President, Congress
In July, the economy produced 85,000 jobs, and 60,000 were predicted for August. Now the results are in and they're more than disappointing: no new jobs at all for the first time in almost a year. Major Garrett is Congressional correspondent for National Journal .
Read the story8 minSeptember 11 and Young People
In the days after 9/11, Americans felt a sense of national unity unseen since World War II. Within six months, it was gone, except among the Middle Class young. Members of what's called the "9/11 Generation" are still more politically aware, socially conscious and plugged in than their parents.
Read the story36 minQuantity of Space Junk Reaches 'Tipping Point'
In 2009, two satellites — one left over from the Soviet era and another important to current communications — crashed into each other. The result was 1700 pieces of space debris big enough to track from the Earth, so much that NASA is studying cosmic nets, magnets and giant umbrellas to protect satellites and allow for new travel in space.
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