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POLL: Should September 11 be a National Holiday?
Tuesday will mark 11 years since the United States was attacked by terrorists.
The president has called for a national day of service to remember the attacks of September 11, 2001, on Tuesday. Do you think the day should be honored in other ways?
We want to know if you think 9/11 should be a national holiday. Take our poll below and tell us in the comments how the nation should remember the thousands of lives lost in the World Trade Center's Twin Towers, the Pentagon and on United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville, PA.
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Ceremonies across the country have been downplayed today, reports the New York Times.
"After the commemorations reached a peak of sorts for last year’s 10th anniversary, a sprinkling of communities have decided to scale back — prompted, they say, by a growing feeling that it may be time to move on," the paper reported.
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