AP source: Clinton to commission USS New York

The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes Statue of Liberty as it arrives Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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The USS New York passes is guided to her berth in New York, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 by the Ellen McAllister, left, and Rosemary McAllister tugs. The new Navy assault ship, built with World Trade Center steel, has arrived in its namesake city with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrives in New York, Monday Nov. 2, 2009. The bow of the $1 billion ship, built in Louisiana, contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the fallen towers. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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By PHILIP ELLIOTT, The Associated Press 8:31 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2009

WASHINGTON — A White House official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will represent the administration at Saturday's commissioning of a Navy assault ship built with steel from the felled World Trade Center towers.

Clinton, who represented New York state before becoming President Barack Obama's top diplomat, will join the ceremony in New York City. The White House official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the schedule before it was announced to the public.

The USS New York arrived in its namesake city on Monday. The bow of the $1 billion ship, built in Louisiana, contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the towers destroyed by hijacked jetliners in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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November 05, 2009 01:28 AM EST

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Bush was only Commander-In-Chief for almost a year before sending our troops into harms way. Body armor, armored vehicles, basic military preparedness! Who would have thunk Iraq would greet their liberators with IEDs and bullets anyways. You know the blame falls on the Clintons.

fattrak
7:47 AM, 11/5/2009

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This is a slap in the face of evey Man or Woman that has proudly worn the uniform for the USA. The Clinton's loath the Military and did all they could during their 8 years in the Whitehouse to destroy moral thru slashing of Military budgets. As you all remember the blame Bush received for sending troops into harms way without the tools they needed, Flak Jackets, Armored Vehicles, Basic Military preparedness. The Press never reported this they just blamed Bush as they are still doing today.

Todd
6:52 AM, 11/5/2009

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