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New law could deny funding to 9/11 rescuers

Originally published: January 24, 2011 10:02 PM
Updated: January 25, 2011 12:48 PM
By SARAH CRICHTON sarah.crichton@newsday.com

Rescue workers and volunteers remove debris at the

Photo credit: Newsday / Jiro Ose | Rescue workers and volunteers remove debris at the World Trade Center. (Sept. 13, 2001)

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Hundreds of rescue workers who responded to the World Trade Center attacks - many now seriously ill with cancer, heart and lung diseases - could be denied cash compensation under the new 9/11 health care law.

They agreed not to sue in the future in order to apply to the 2001 Victim Compensation Fund, officials said. Designed to get victims assistance without the delay and cost of lawsuits,...

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