Whenever a horrible tragedy like 9/11 occurs, there’s always countless people who are forced to reflect on how mere twists of fate saved them from oblivion. In the years since, we’ve heard stories from celebrities like Rob Lowe and Seth MacFarlane who have recounted just how close they were to those terrorists and their terrible deeds. It turns out that Mark Wahlberg is one of those people as he was originally scheduled on one of the ill-fated planes. However, instead of viewing the situation as his brush with death, Wahlberg considers it his brush with kicking terrorist ass! Whoo!

Does this architectural design look too much like a cloud of smoke joining the two towers of the World Trade Center? The weekend crew at Fox & Friends showed their audience a design for a proposed complex in Korea that looked eerily like the Twin Towers, connected by a cloud of smoke design that served as a footbridge. While the firm responsible apologized, it is not scrapping the project.

Rep. Ron Paul was on the receiving end of some of the hardest questions he has taken since the 2012 campaign for president began, perhaps not in small part due to his recurring appearance at the top of Republican polls. On today’s Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer pressed Rep. Paul to explain how his attitude towards American foreign policy did not amount to “saying Americans caused 9/11,” and how he would deal with Iran in a way that would guarantee safety.

Ahhhh, Autumn. A time to admire the changing foliage, carve some pumpkins, and get lost in corn mazes…. really, really lost in corn mazes. A family in Danvers, Mass., carrying a three-week old, found out the hard way that corn mazes aren’t to be taken lightly — especially as night falls — as they frantically called 911 when they couldn’t find the exit at the seven acre corn maze at Connors Farm:

Today, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took part in an online debate on the topic of “Connecting the Dots: 9/11, U.S. Policy, and the Arab Spring” following a syndicated piece she wrote concerning the 9/11 attacks and their global aftermath. Her column is a powerful one, and one that will likely come as a [...]

On his show tonight, Bill Maher defended Tony Bennett‘s controversial remarks about how United States foreign policy was a factor in causing the 9/11 attacks (remarks that Bennett immediately apologized for). Maher and panelist Michael Moore drew from their own experiences being attacked by conservatives to empathize with the legendary crooner.

Tony Bennett apologized Tuesday for his comments that American foreign policy had helped cause the 9/11 attacks made on The Howard Stern Show, saying he was grateful to be an American and serve in its armed forces. “I am sorry if my statements suggested anything other than an expression of my love for my country,” [...]

In an interview with Howard Stern on Monday, legendary jazz singer Tony Bennett spoke out against American militarism, expressing opposition to war and questioning who the real terrorists were in the world. “But who are the terrorists? Are we the terrorists or are they the terrorists? Two wrongs don’t make a right,” said Bennett, adding, [...]

During his “worst Persons” segment Tuesday night, Countdown host Keith Olbermann addressed Paul Krugman‘s brief, controversial 9/11 column with the kind of full-throated agreement that would make Dizzy Gillespie envious. Olbermann concluded the segment by saying that, “between 2002 and 2009, the leading terrorist groups in this country were the Republican Party, and the presidential administration of George W. Bush.”

Disney has raised a few eyebrows with a recent ad highlighting the company’s $5 million contribution to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Not, solely because, you know, we’re all jealous haters who eat babies’ souls and crumble to dust at the mention of charitable works, but because the ad teeters on the line between drawing attention to a noble cause and exploiting that cause to promote its CEO, Robert Iger.

An Los Angeles Times op-ed details how, exactly, the ad veered into… uncomfy territory.

There has been quite a reaction to Paul Krugman’s instantly infamous 9/11 blog post entitled “The Year’s of Shame.” On The Five yesterday though, Greg Gutfeld took it upon himself to sum up what he believed was the nation’s collective response: “Go to hell, Paul Krugman, you bearded bitter buffoon.”

This past weekend the nation paid respectful homage to the memory of those killed 10 years ago during the events of 9/11, and as such, anyone watching television, listening to the radio or picking up a magazine or newspaper were likely overwhelmed with by turns mawkish and moving tributes to that fateful day. Last night Jon Stewart took aim at both the cynical and maudlin remembrances via a new Daily Show special focused on 9/13, or the day we forgot lessons we’d sworn never to forget.

The ideological rivalry between Rick Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul, arguably the most conservative and libertarian members of the 2012 race that are allowed on debate stages, has become a fascinating subplot of the 2012 debates, and tonight sparks flew as Santorum challenged Rep. Paul’s foreign policy, comparing his opinions to Osama Bin Laden and putting him on a defensive that earned him boos.

It’s not that Rush Limbaugh has anything against soup kitchens. On the contrary, he totally thinks it’s a “noble gesture.” However, he’s really not happy at all that President Obama was at one on Saturday. Why? Well, Limbaugh thinks it’s just one of the many ways that Obama and his administration are sending the wrong message to the world’s Muslims through their commemorations of 9/11.

Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times conscience-disseminating liberal Paul Krugman has caused an uproar with a 3-paragraph (and change) blog post in which he, among other things, calls the anniversary of 9/11 “an occasion for shame.”

Krugman writes several stupid, wrong things in that small space, but upon reflection, I think critics left, right, and center ought to cut Krugman some slack. The 9/11 anniversary is a tough day for everyone, and people handle grief in different ways.

NY Times columnist Paul Krugman observed 9/11 this weekend with a provocative blog post entitled “Years of Shame.” In it he calls out “Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror,” of that day and suggests that the memory of 9/11 has been primarily used as a “wedge issue” for political gain. Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly hosted a heated debate on this column between former Bush administration official Brad Blakeman and Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin.

In the past few weeks, as the tenth anniversary of 9/11 drew nearer and then arrived, we’ve shared a number of different tributes to all that we lost on that day, tributes that were clever, heartfelt, and heartbreaking. But, now that we’re in a post 9/11 (2011) world, we can focus on some of the other, lesser tribute. Tributes like this one in which a group of Hooters Girls honor the fallen.

In a possible preview of tonight’s “Worst Persons” segment, Countdown host Keith Olbermann took to his Baseball Nerd blog to blast Major League Baseball over its decision not to allow the New York Mets to wear caps honoring NYPD, FDNY, and other first responders on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This is probably a rare instance in which even the polarizing pundit’s fiercest detractors will have difficulty disagreeing with him, although I’m not sure New York icon Joe Torre deserves a total pass for delivering the bad news.

On Monday’s Morning Joe, panelist Tavis Smiley caused a minor uproar when he pointed out that a key difference between Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush is that “one of those guys lied to the American people.” Host Joe Scarborough, guest Jon Meacham, and even Mika Brzezinski pushed back on the idea that Bush “lied,” laying the blame for bad WMD intel at the feet of CIA Director George Tenet, and Smiley eventually got lost in the semantic weeds.

StoryCorps, a non-profit organization, defines its mission statement as “provid[ing] Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.” Their latest animated venture is a retelling of a story from retired firefighter John Vigiano Sr..

Fox News contributor and former Army Lt. Col. Ralph Peters expressed his hope on Fox News today that people would not give in to “scaremongering” and stop “seeing al-Qaeda under every prayer rug and be proud.” Host Megyn Kelly cited a recent column by Charles Krauthammer arguing that al-Qaeda has been weakened because of the “massive and unrelenting war on terror.”

Today, people all over the world will be mourning the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in their own personal manner. Those who came to the memorial service today were treated to a special performance by Paul Simon.

While defending the United States’ current military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, Senator John McCain acknowledged that most Americans are not in favor of further military intervention in the Middle East, and discussed how changing mores in the region have affected the influence of terrorist groups.

In a personal note on his show today, Bob Schieffer recounted his personal memories of 9/11 and wondered if Americans would ever be able to come together again as they did in the wake of that fateful day.

President Barack Obama and former president George W. Bush spoke at the site of the 9/11 memorial, and both reached back into old texts to put into words their feelings on this very emotional day for the nation.