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The Nation Remembers Sept. 11 - President Obama pays tribute to victims of Sept. 11 attacks, Chicago's teachers strike, Mayor Tony Mack arrested for corruption, plus more national news. – Britt Middleton   As Tuesday marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, President Obama used his weekly address to pay tribute to the lives of 3,000 Americans killed in New York City, Pennsylvania and the Washington, D.C., area. "I have always said that America is at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates and we will never be at war with Islam or any other religion. We are the United States of America. Our freedom and diversity make us unique, and they will always be central to who we are as a nation,” the president said. (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Mayor of N.J.'s Capital Arrested in Corruption Probe - Trenton Mayor Tony Mack, along with his brother and another man, were arrested on Monday under charges of extortion. Police said Mack received $54,000 and anticipated accepting another $65,000 from a cooperating witness in the investigation who purported to be a developer. (Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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NAACP Says Black Man Who Killed a White Man Was in Self-Defense - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is calling for the release of John McNeil, a Black man, who shot and killed Brian Epp, a white man who was armed and trespassing on McNeil's property in Georgia in 2006. McNeil was charged with Epp's murder despite the investigating officers' conclusion that McNeil did not commit a crime. (Photo: NAACP.org)

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Chicago's Teachers Are on Strike - Tense negotiations between the Chicago's Teacher Union and the city's school board concerning pay and working conditions finally came to head on Sunday, resulting in more than 29,000 teachers and staff refusing to work come Monday morning. The city is now scrambling to find accommodations for the more than 400,000 students in the district. (Photo: AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Atlanta Woman Aims Loaded Gun at U.S. Congressman - Gloria Yvonne Brackett, 52, of Atlanta was arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy as he sat in a church parking lot on Sunday. Gowdy, who was unharmed, told police Brackett accused him of following her and chased his vehicle as he drove away. (Photo: Courtesy of NewsOne)

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George Zimmerman's Lawyer Requests Trayvon Martin's School Records - Mark O'Mara said Friday that he has sent subpoenas for disciplinary notices, suspensions and tardiness records among other documents to the schools Trayvon Martin attended in Miami. Martin had been suspended for having traces of marijuana in a baggie found in his backpack. Martin family lawyer Benjamin Crump has said that the 17-year-old's alleged drug use should have no bearing on the investigation into his shooting death. (Photo: Courtesy of Huffingtonpost)

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North Carolina Man Arrested After Threatening to Kill Obama on Twitter - Ahead of President Obama's arrival in Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention last week, Donte Sims of North Carolina was arrested for sending death threats to the president on Twitter. “The Secret Service is gonna be defenseless once I aim the Assault Rifle at Barack's Forehead,” one of the tweets read. Sims has a detention hearing scheduled for Sept. 11. (Photo: Courtesy of CNN)

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FAMU Suspends Dance Team After Hazing Report - Florida A&M University's Torque Dance Team was suspended last Wednesday after a parent anonymously reported an alleged off-campus hazing incident. It's more bad news for the school, which was the target of scrutiny after Robert Champion, a drum major in the school's Marching 100 band, was killed in a hazing ritual last fall. (Photo: Wikicommons)

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In-N-Out Burger Sued for Discrimination - A class action lawsuit has been filed in Northern California against the In-N-Out fast food chain, accusing the burger restaurant of discriminating against people of color in its hiring policies. The defendants, who are African-American, said in the filing that they were denied jobs despite being qualified for available positions. (Photo: In-N-Out/Facebook)