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Focuses on the terrorist attack on the United States Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the World Trade Center in New York City. Reaction of the country to the attack; Declaration of war by U.S. President George W. Bush; Support which the U.S. has received from other countries; Role of Pakistan in retaliation efforts of the U.S.; Need for the terrorists to be identified; Evidence suggesting that terrorist Osama bin Laden was involved in the attacks; Way that Americans have united after the attacks. INSETS: Anatomy of a collapse;A five-sided nightmare.

Focuses on the shift in personal financial priorities for United States citizens following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Importance of life insurance, as well as other types of insurance; Importance of maintaining a current will; Importance of estate planning for aged parents; Comments from several people about these issues.

Focuses on the closing of Roman Catholic churches in Boston as a result of the sexual abuse scandal that started there. Convention of U.S. bishops in Dallas, Texas in 2002 to enact the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People"; Major multi-plaintiff settlements reached by diocese, including a $100 million Orange County, California diocese settlement, and a pending $1 billion Los Angeles diocese settlement.

Reports on a global advisory issued by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding a suspected terrorist named Adnan Gulshair El Shukrijumah. Claims that Shukrijumah is a key al Qaeda operative who may pose a threat to the U.S; Link between Shukrijumah and former Chicago gang member Jose Padilla; Plight of U.S. and foreign intelligence forces to locate Shukrijumah.

Reports on the increased security efforts at airports in the United States, due to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001. Response of the airline industry to the attacks; Description of security measures to be enacted; Recommendations of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including fortifying cockpit doors and expanding passenger-profiling systems; Other changes which may be implemented to increase passenger safety.

Discusses the new fishing regulations set by a federally appointed panel. Details of the new laws of the sea; Reactions of North Shore fishermen in Massachusetts and of conservationists; Background on the decades-long battle between fishermen and environmentalists; Topic of overfishing in New England; Outlook.

Focuses on a missing Pakistani woman named Aafia Siddiqui and her estranged husband, Mohammed Khan, who is also missing. Siddiqui's possible involvement with al Qaeda; Efforts of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track Siddiqui and Khan; Background on Siddiqui and Khan; Intensification of the FBI's interest in Siddiqui; Unanswered questions.

Discusses the allegations that a woman named Aafia Siddiqui is a terrorist with links to the terrorist network al Qaeda. How Siddiqui was identified by the terrorist Khalid Shaikh Mohammed; Relationship between Siddiqui and Mohammed Khan, a resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.