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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

These days, Americans worry most abot an economic reco!ery that "resident Obama calls#pain$lly slow.# %t on Satrday millions will remember the day al&'aida terrorists $lew

airplanes into the World Trade (enter in New )or* and the "entagon in Washington.

Another hi+ac*ed plane crashed in a $ield in "ennsyl!ania when passengers rebelled. (lose tothree thosand people died that day.

 Net year will be a big anni!ersary, ten years since the day Americans call -&.

%t this September ele!enth comes at an neasy time. A large nmber o$ Americans say they

oppose plans to bild an Islamic center near the World Trade (enter site in New )or*.

This wee* attention centered on a (hristian minister with a small $ollowing in the state o$/lorida.

0e!erend Terry 1ones said he wold mar* the -& anni!ersary by brning copies o$ the 'ran.He said he wanted to send a message to Islamic etremists.

TE00) 1ONES2 #We are not hate$l toward 3slims. We are not aiming this at 3slims, we are

aiming this at Sharia law.#

His chrch in 4aines!ille has maybe $i$ty members. On Thrsday, 3r. 1ones met with a local

Islamic leader in /lorida and agreed to cancel the brning. He said the decision was part o$ an

agreement to mo!e the proposed mos5e in New )or*.

%t the imam leading that pro+ect denied any sch agreement. In reaction, 3r. 1ones said he was

not canceling the brning, bt was sspending it.

"olitical and religios leaders arond the world had condemned him. The plan e!en led the State

6epartment to warn American tra!elers to a!oid places where protests might ta*e place.

"resident Obama said brning 'rans cold endanger American troops and in!ite more

etremism. 6e$ense Secretary 0obert 4ates called 3r. 1ones on Thrsday to rge him toreconsider.

Administration o$$icials called the idea o$ brning 'rans #n&American.# %t they also agreedthat it wold be within constittional rights, li*e protesters who brn American $lags. The

(onstittion garantees $ree speech and bars the go!ernment $rom restricting the practice o$

religion.

"resident Obama has wor*ed to impro!e relations with the Islamic world. On Thrsday he

etended greetings to the world7s 3slims $or Eid al&/itr, the end o$ the holy month o$ 0amadan.

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A memorial with pictres o$ some o$ the 898 New )or* (ity $ire$ighters *illed at the World

Trade (enter on September , :;;%t many 3slim grops in the <nited States are limiting celebrations on Satrday becase o$

the timing o$ Eid and -& this year. A 3slim stdent leader at 4eorge Washington <ni!ersity,

$or eample, called on 3slim stdents to ta*e part in a day o$ commnity ser!ice.

On /riday, a new stdy said national secrity agencies ha!e not changed enogh to deal with

new terrorist threats against the <nited States.

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Eperts warned o$ a growing threat $rom Americans going to other contries to train and wor*

with terrorists. At least $orty&three American citi=ens or residents lin*ed to militant grops were

charged with or con!icted o$ terrorism crimes last year. These cases were in the <nited Statesand other contries, and were the most since -&.

The two $ormer chairmen o$ the -& (ommission that in!estigated the attac*s led the stdy.

And that7s IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I7m Ste!e Ember.

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Incldes reporting by Nico (olombant, ?ent ?lein, Eli=abeth @ee and %rian Wagner