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Friday, September 11, 2009
Eight Years After 9/11, Ground Zero Volunteer Dying of Lung Disease is One of Many Still Fighting For Justice
DemocracyNow!
September 11, 2009
Today marks the eighth anniversary of 9/11 with vigils being held to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks. We look at a group of victims that are often forgotten in the Sept. 11 narrative–the thousands of rescue workers who became sick after being exposed to contaminants at Ground Zero. Hundreds have died. We speak to Joe Picurro, a New Jersey ironworker who worked as a volunteer on the Pile for 28 days. He is now dying of lung disease. We also speak with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D–NY), she is co-sponsoring the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, and we talk to Dr. Jacqueline Moline, director of the World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine...
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