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Obama signs Sept. 11 first responders bill

President Barack Obama signs the James Zadroga 9/11

Photo credit: White House Photo | President Barack Obama signs the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act in Kailua, Hawaii. (Jan. 2, 2011)

President Barack Obama signed into law Sunday legislation to help rescuers, cleanup crews and other people suffering from ailments linked to the wreckage resulting from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City.

The 9/11 health measure, dubbed the Zadroga bill, which Obama signed in private during his family vacation in Hawaii, provides $4.3 billion in aid over five years, with $1.5 billion...

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