REMAIN ALARMED Collapse in Minneapolis

The bridge collapse in the Twin Cities Wednesday spooked the nation, and before we could process the freakishness of the accident or investigate a potential lack of oversight that led to it, someone brought up 9/11. “Many survivors compared the collapse and subsequent wreckage to an earthquake or the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,” ABC News <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3438334&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
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Nearly six years after the Twin Towers attack, references to the tragedy come up with nearly every tragic turn of events. No matter where. No matter who’s involved. Even cartoons. Examples after the jump …