LAT In 90 Seconds — The 9/11 Edition

Mourning In America: Johanna Neuman has the unenviable task of rounding up the nation’s tributes, including speeches by Donald Rumsfeld, Barack Obama and pretty much everyone else.

Huh? We had considered the lack of convictions in the London bombing plot case to be a failure. But we, apparently, are alone in that thinking. Check out Sebastian Rotella‘s story: “The trial of eight Britons charged with plotting to blow up transatlantic flights ended in London this week with a mixed verdict. But to anti-terrorism officials, two things are clear: The 2006 plot was an ambitious effort by Al Qaeda to match the carnage of the Sept. 11 attacks. And it failed.”

Local Memorials: According to the LAT‘s listing: “Two ceremonies are planned, one at 7 a.m. at the Fire Department Museum and Fallen Firefighter Memorial (1355 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood); one at 10 a.m. at the Fire Department Training Center (1700 Stadium Way in Elysian Park), with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on hand to mark the event.”

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