SHANKSVILLE, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: Guests visit the Temporary Memorial of the crash of Flight 93 during the 8th anniversary of the September 11,2001 crash of Flight 93 September 11, 2009 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Family members and mourners of the crash victims listened to speeches by Secretary Powell, Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, US Senator Bob Casey, former PA Govenor Tom Ridge and others as the victims were memorialized and plans for a formal memorial were outlined for the sight of the crash. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

SHANKSVILLE, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: Guests visit the Temporary Memorial of the crash of Flight 93 during the 8th anniversary of the September 11,2001 crash of Flight 93 September 11, 2009 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Family members and mourners of the crash victims listened to speeches by Secretary Powell, Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, US Senator Bob Casey, former PA Govenor Tom Ridge and others as the victims were memorialized and plans for a formal memorial were outlined for the sight of the crash.

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  1. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar sits for an interview as part of the Reuters Global Climate and Alternative Energy Summit in Washington September 8, 2009. Despite Washington's nearly single-minded focus on healthcare reform, the Obama administration still expects the U.S. Senate to pass climate change legislation, Salazar said on Tuesday.
  2. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, rear, embraces Sarah Wainio, sister of Flight 93 passenger Honor Elizabeth Wainio, right, with Campbell Peterson, left, and Peyton Peterson, grandsons of Flight 93 passengers Donald Peterson and Jean Hoadley Peterson, after taking part in the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa.. Plans are to dedicate the memorial on Sept. 11, 2011.
  3. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, right rear, and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, left rear, lead the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. From foreground left, are Campbell Peterson, and Peyton Peterson, grandsons of Flight 93 passengers Donald Peterson and Jean Hoadley Peterson, and Sarah Wainio, sister of Flight 93 passenger Honor Elizabeth Wainio. Plans are for the memorial to be dedicated on Sept. 11, 2011.
  4. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, left, makes remarks before leading the ground breaking for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa.. The dedication for the memorial is targeted for Sept. 11, 2011.
  5. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, left, makes remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. The flag in the field , right rear, marks the crash site of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001. Plans are to dedicate the new memorial on Sept. 11, 2011.
  6. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, right, and Joanne Hanley, superintendent of the Flight 93 National Memorial, pause for the invocation during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Flight 93 National Memorial Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Shanksville, Pa. The flag in the background marks the crash site of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001.
  7. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on policy czars.
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  9. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on policy czars.
  10. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on policy czars.
  11. Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on policy czars.
  12. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., center, and the committee's ranking Republican Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, greet former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, prior to Ridge testifying before the committee's hearing on policy czars.
  13. SHANKSVILLE, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: Guests visit the Temporary Memorial of the crash of Flight 93 during the 8th anniversary of the September 11,2001 crash of Flight 93 September 11, 2009 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Family members and mourners of the crash victims listened to speeches by Secretary Powell, Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, US Senator Bob Casey, former PA Govenor Tom Ridge and others as the victims were memorialized and plans for a formal memorial were outlined for the sight of the crash.
  14. SHANKSVILLE, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: (L to R) Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Gordon Felt and General Tommy Franks bow their heads in a moment of silence at the 8th anniversary of the September 11,2001 crash of Flight 93 September 11, 2009 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Family members and mourners of the crash victims listened to speeches by Secretary Powell, Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, US Senator Bob Casey, former PA Govenor Tom Ridge and others as the victims were memorialized and plans for a formal memorial were outlined for the sight of the crash.
  15. SHANKSVILLE, PA - SEPTEMBER 11: Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, speaks at the 8th anniversary of the September 11,2001 crash of Flight 93 September 11, 2009 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Family members and mourners of the crash victims listened to speeches by Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, US Senator Bob Casey, former PA Govenor Tom Ridge and others as the victims were memorialized and plans for a formal memorial were outlined for the sight of the crash.
  16. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center left, and Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., right, meet with students before President Barack Obama's national broadcast address to students, at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009.

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