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(CNN)  -- A Russian heavy missile cruiser stopped three pirate ships off the coast of Somalia, and detained 10 pirates, according to a statement released Friday by Russian Navy headquarters in Moscow.

Russian missile cruiser "Peter the Great" moored in Cape Town, South Africa, last month.

The cruiser, Peter the Great, halted two small high-speed motor boats and a mid-size, support vessel on Thursday, the Russians said.

"Ten pirates have been detained. All of them are citizens of Somalia," the press release obtained by CNN stated.

"Officials from the Northern Fleet's military prosecutor's office are currently questioning the detainees aboard the Peter the Great. Their future will be decided in coordination with the Russian Foreign and Justice ministries."

The Russians said a Russian helicopter Ka-27, which took off from the cruiser, had located two small boats, which were moving toward an Iranian fishing vessel at high speed last Thursday.

When those in the boats spotted the helicopter overhead, the boats began slowing down, then veered off toward their support vessel, which was adrift nearby.

The helicopter crew could see pirates in the two motor boats throwing weapons into the sea, and kept chasing the boats until the Russian cruiser arrived in the area.

"The three boats were (captured and) delivered to the Peter the Great, and ten Somalian pirates were taken aboard.

"The detainees possessed weapons, including a G-3 rifle, an Ak-47, two AKMS machine-guns, two grenade-launchers and two anti-infantry grenades, and also had a GPS receiver, a ladder, 500 grams of drugs, a large amount of money, a bag of sugar and a bag of rice. The detained pirates were high on drugs," the press release said.

Meanwhile, Somali pirates have released a Panamanian-flagged, Japanese-owned vessel that was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in November, according to a non-governmental group that monitors piracy.

The ship, named the MT Chemstar Venus, was released late Thursday, according to Ecoterra International.  See an interactive map of 2009 pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa Â»

The 18 Filipino and five South Korean crew members were reportedly unharmed.

The International Maritime Board, a group that also monitors piracy, told CNN that the company had not confirmed the release of the ship, but said shipping companies sometimes wait a few days before going public to ensure the safety of the crew.

The ship was hijacked on November 15. It was unclear whether the pirates were paid a ransom to release the ship.

This incident comes a week after Somali pirates released a Ukrainian ship carrying tanks, ammunition and crew after receiving a ransom of $3.2 million.

-- CNN's David McKenzie contributed to this report.

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to leave European champions Manchester United for Real Madrid if he wants, says FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Manchester United made a formal complaint to FIFA about Real Madrid's interest in Ronaldo last month.

Questioned about the protracted wrangle over the 23-year-old's future, Blatter told Sky News that the practice of binding players to lengthy contracts amounts to "modern slavery".

Ronaldo himself later agreed with Blatter's assessment of his transfer standoff with Manchester United.

United have vowed not to sell their star winger to Real Madrid, but Ronaldo has spoken of his desire to join the Spanish champions -- although he is yet to submit a transfer request.

He told Portuguese broadcaster TVI: "You know what I said, what I want and what I would like. Let's see, I agree completely with the president of FIFA. Now I have to wait and see, but I do not know where I will begin the season."

Ronaldo also added that he will be sidelined for 10 or 12 weeks while he recovers from Monday's surgery on his right ankle.

The Portuguese winger's future at Old Trafford has been the source of heated speculation, with Spanish giants Real making clear they want to sign him at any cost.

United made a formal complaint to FIFA about Madrid's interest last month, but football's governing body said that no regulations had been broken. "I'm always in favor of protecting the player, and if the player wants to leave, let him leave," said Blatter.

"If the player wants to play somewhere else, then a solution should be found because if he stays in a club where he does not feel comfortable to play then it's not good for the player and for the club."

Ronaldo, who hit 42 goals for United last season, has a contract until 2012 and Blatter believes the issue raises concerns about the way transfers and contracts are dealt with in the game.

He said he was "very in sympathy" with Ronaldo over his current position.

"I think in football there's too much modern slavery in transferring players or buying players here and there, and putting them somewhere," he added.

"We are trying now to intervene in such cases. The reaction to the Bosman law is to make long-lasting contacts in order to keep the players and then if he wants to leave, then there is only one solution, he has to pay his contract."

A United spokesperson told PA Sport: "All our players -- like at other clubs -- enter into their contracts after an open and free negotiation.

"Most of whom do after taking advice from a FIFA-registered agent. Many do so on a number of occasions and enjoy long and successful stays at Old Trafford."

UEFA have warned that players are becoming ever more powerful as a consequence of the Bosman ruling -- and played down Blatter's suggestions they are slaves to clubs.

Communications director William Gaillard, who also serves as special advisor to UEFA president Michel Platini, gave a different point of view and claimed salaries are "spiralling out of control".

"It would be useful to remind people that slaves in all of the slavery systems never earned a wage," Gaillard told Sky Sports News.

The Bosman ruling came into effect in 1995, allowing players free transfers at the end of contracts, and those coming to the conclusion of their deals have become prey for other clubs.

"It seems that both clubs and players are trying to negotiate an exit before the player is free," said Gaillard. "It is a consequence of the Bosman ruling -- there is nothing we can do about that.

"It is obvious that today players have a lot more power than they did 20 years ago, undoubtedly, and agents have a lot more power than they did 20 years ago. It is true that salaries are spiralling out of control. Many clubs have pointed that out."

Blatter went on to dismiss the Premier League's much-criticised '39th step' proposals, insisting plans to play competitive matches overseas -- either in the league or domestic cups -- was doomed to fail.

He said: "The 39th game as presented will never happen. To my knowledge what they (the Premier League) want to do is perhaps to play some of the League Cup matches somewhere outside of England. That's the last information I got."

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question: What was Ronaldo was later quoted as saying /

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text: I would like. Let's see, I agree completely with the president of FIFA. Now I have to wait and see, but I do not know where I will begin the season."

question: What did Sepp Blatter say about long deals?

answer: "modern slavery".

text: "modern slavery".

question: Binding players to long deals amounts to what ?

answer: "modern slavery".

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question: Who said Ronaldo should be alloed to leave Manchester Utd?

answer: FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

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question: Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to leavewhat team ?

answer: European champions Manchester

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question: What should Ronaldo be allowed to leave?

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A key Senate negotiator said Sunday that President Obama should drop his push for a government-funded public health insurance option because the Senate will never pass it.

President Obama at a town hall meeting earlier this week pushing his health care reform plan.

Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota said it was futile to continue to "chase that rabbit" due to the lack of 60 Senate votes needed to overcome a filibuster.

"The fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the United States Senate for a public option. There never have been," Conrad said on "Fox News Sunday."

His comment signaled a shift in the health care debate, with Obama and senior advisers softening their support for a public option by saying final form of the legislation is less important than the principle of affordable coverage available to all.

At a town hall meeting Saturday in Colorado, Obama said the public option is just one of many issues critical to successfully overhauling the ailing health care system.

"All I'm saying is ... that the public option, whether we have it or we don't have it, is not the entirety of health care reform. This is just one sliver of it," the president said.

Asked Sunday if Obama would accept a bill lacking a public option, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the president insists on more competition in the health insurance marketplace to offer consumers better choices.

"The bottom line ... is: Do individuals looking for health insurance in the private market have choice and competition?" Gibbs said on the CBS program "Face the Nation." "If we have that, the president will be satisfied."

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius echoed Gibbs, telling CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that a final health care bill will include competitive choices for consumers in one form or another.

"There will be a competitor to private insurers," she said. "You don't turn over the whole new marketplace to private insurance companies and trust them to do the right thing. We need some choices and we need some competition."

Opponents of overhauling the health care system argue the Democratic proposals under consideration by Congress go too far and will lead to a government takeover of the health care system.

"We have the best health care system in the world," Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama told "Fox News Sunday." "We need to expand it. We do not need to destroy it."

At issue is how to provide coverage for an estimated 46 million uninsured people while reversing a climb in health care costs.

Democratic proposals passed so far by House and Senate committees include a public insurance option, mandates for people to be insured and employers to provide coverage, and an end to insurance companies refusing to cover pre-existing conditions.

Most Republicans oppose the public option and requirements for employers to provide coverage. They also call for limits on medical malpractice lawsuits -- something Democrats generally don't favor. However, the two parties generally agree on a number of provisions contained in the Democratic bills, including increased efficiency in Medicare and Medicaid and focusing on preventive health programs.

Conrad is one of six Senate Finance Committee members -- three Democrats and three Republicans -- who are negotiating a compromise health care bill that would be the only bipartisan proposal so far.

Instead of a public option, the negotiators are considering a plan proposed by Conrad to create nonprofit health insurance cooperatives that could negotiate coverage as a collective for their members.

Conrad said such cooperatives would provide the competition sought by Obama and Democratic leaders to force private insurers to hold down costs and improve practices. The government would put up initial funding to provide required reserves but would have no other role, he said.

"It's not a public plan at all in terms of government running it," Conrad said.

Shelby called the cooperative idea a "step in the right direction" and "a far cry" from other proposals, adding that Obama and Democratic leaders have "read the tea leaves" from town hall meetings around the country.

However, Democratic Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas told CNN it would be "very, very difficult" to support a bill that lacked a public health insurance option.

"Without the public option, we'll have the same number of people uninsured," Johnson said in a "State of the Union" interview. "If the insurance companies wanted to insure these people now, they'd be insured."

She added that "an option that would give the private insurance companies a little competition" is "the only way" to be sure that insurance is available to low-income people and people without employer-provided coverage.

Meanwhile, leaders of organizations representing America's doctors and senior citizens defended the proposed health care overhaul that their groups had opposed in past years.

Dr. J. James Rohack, president of the American Medical Association, and John Rother of AARP -- formerly the American Association of Retired Persons -- told "Fox News Sunday" a comprehensive overhaul sought by Democrats was necessary.

"There are some moving parts that if you just do one and don't do the other, you're going to have unintended consequences," said Rohack, head of the nation's largest doctors' advocacy group.

Rother, executive vice president of policy and strategy for the largest senior citizens' advocacy group, said properly addressing excessive health care costs and waste requires addressing both health insurance coverage and how health care treatment is delivered.

Both men rejected accusations that a health care overhaul would bring rationing of health treatment based on bureaucratic measures such as cost and economic productivity of patients.

"There's a myth that rationing doesn't occur right now," Rohack said, noting that some companies currently deny coverage for pregnancy as a pre-existing condition.

"That's why this bill is so important," Rohack said. "It gets rid of rationing happening right now" and leaves decisions to patients and doctors.

Rohack also condemned claims by some Republicans that a provision in one House bill would lead to so-called "death panels" encouraging euthanasia of senior citizens.

"That's absolutely wrong, it's a falsehood," he said, adding that the provision was intended to provide government support for consultations between patients and their doctors.

Spreading of the "death panel" rumor by some conservative commentators and some Republican politicians prompted emotional opposition at town hall meetings across the country. Senate negotiators on a compromise bill say they have dropped the provision from their proposal due to potential misinterpretation of the intent.

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(CNN) -- A statue worth more than $10,000 that was stolen from the Palm Beach, Florida, estate of Wall Street investment adviser Bernard Madoff has been recovered, police said Thursday.

The statue was found with a message apparently aimed at the owner, who is charged with securities fraud.

Palm Beach police Sgt. Chris Proscia said the 4-foot-high statue was found Wednesday morning with a message attached to it reading: "Bernie the Swindler, Lesson: Return stolen property to rightful owners."

The statue was stolen December 19, eight days after Madoff was arrested in New York on suspicion of operating a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

He was charged with securities fraud and is under house arrest in New York while awaiting court proceedings.

Police said the statue, which depicts two lifeguards sitting on a bench, was discovered undamaged in some bushes a few blocks from Madoff's million-dollar Palm Beach estate.  Watch what neighbors think of the statue case Â»

The note on it was signed, "The Educators."

The theft, which was discovered by a property manager for Madoff, is under investigation, authorities said.

The investor was charged in December with one count of securities fraud.  Watch Jeanne Moos report on how people are mad at Madoff Â»

His $10 million bail is secured by properties owned by him and his wife, including the Manhattan apartment and the Palm Beach estate.

CNN's Christian Chinnici contributed to this report.

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(CNN) -- The Canadian government hopes to overturn a decision granting refugee status to a white South African who says he would face persecution at home, a spokesman for Canada's immigration minister said Friday.

The Immigration and Refugee Board recently granted refugee status to Brandon Huntley, 31, a South African native who has been living illegally in Canada.

The board decided to let him live and work legally in Canada after Huntley argued he had been the victim of racial violence and discrimination in South Africa. The board operates independently of the Canadian government.

The ruling African National Congress in South Africa blasted the decision as racist and said it would "only serve to perpetuate racism."  Watch how the South African government has condemned the ruling Â»

Now the Canadian government plans to ask federal courts to overturn the decision, said Alykhan Velshi, a spokesman for Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.

"It's important to stress that this isn't the minister's decision nor that of the government," Velshi said in a statement Friday. "It was a decision taken by the quasi-judicial, independent Immigration and Refugee Board. I will leave it to them to defend the quality of their decisions."

He declined further comment "because the matter is now before the courts."

A spokesman for the Immigration and Refugee Board earlier also had declined to comment on the grounds that refugee claims are confidential.

However, a member of the board's Refugee Protection Division, William Davis, has written in The Toronto Star that the board found that Huntley's case demonstrated "a picture of indifference and inability or unwillingness" by South Africa to protect "white South Africans from persecution by African South Africans."

About 79 percent of South Africans are black; 9.6 percent are white.

Huntley's attorney, Russell Kaplan, said his client had been attacked seven times by black South Africans who called him a "settler" and a "white dog."

"In each instance, there were racially motivated remarks that were made -- that's what distinguishes this case from ordinary criminality," Kaplan said.

The African National Congress has a different view.

"We find the claim by Huntley to have been attacked seven times by Africans due to his skin color -- without any police intervention -- sensational and alarming," the ANC said in a statement this week.

Kaplan is a human rights lawyer in Canada who left South Africa 20 years ago to escape the apartheid government's discrimination against black South Africans.

"Twenty years later, we have this case that involves the exact opposite," he said this week.

Newspaper clippings were presented as evidence of life in South Africa during the August 18 hearing, South Africa's The Times reported.

Kaplan's sister, who came to Canada last year, testified about "the torture and murder" of their brother, who was killed by robbers in 1997, the newspaper reported.

The ANC said the current government under President Jacob Zuma is committed to fighting crime "regardless of color or creed."

The South African government would have preferred Canada seek its view "before such a decision was made," South African Foreign Affairs spokesman Ronnie Mamoepa told The Times.

"Quite clearly, the allegations are as preposterous as they are laughable -- which they would be if they were not serious," he told the newspaper.

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Editor's note: Jay S. Winuk, co-founder of MyGoodDeed, is the brother of Glenn J. Winuk, an attorney and volunteer firefighter and EMT who died in the line of duty when the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001. This week Glenn was posthumously honored with the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor from the United States of America.

Jay Winuk says September 11 is best observed as a day of service to others.

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The upcoming eighth anniversary of the attacks of September 11 raises a compelling question for millions of Americans: How should we best observe this uniquely tragic day in our nation's history?

Surely, it should not be a holiday. This is no time for days off from work and three-day weekends to enjoy barbeques and white sales.

No, September 11 is a day for reflection, and its historical and emotional significance should not lessen with time or be diminished in any way. It is a day to focus on the substantial lessons learned.

I'm a 9/11 family member. My brave brother, Glenn J. Winuk, was a partner at a large law firm, Holland & Knight, located two blocks from the World Trade Center.

For almost 20 years Glenn was also a volunteer firefighter and an emergency medical technician. When the Towers were hit, Glenn borrowed rescue equipment and ran from safety toward the South Tower to participate in the rescue effort. He died when the South Tower collapsed.

Soon after the attacks, I co-founded, with my friend David Paine and other 9/11 family members and friends, a grassroots initiative called MyGoodDeed. Our goal? To establish the anniversary of September 11, 2001 as an annually recognized national day of service.

Our widely shared view was that there would be no better way to pay tribute to those thousands lost and those millions who rose in spontaneous, compassionate and effective service to help rebuild our spirit and our nation in the aftermath of the attacks.

Supported by all the leading 9/11 family, survivor and volunteer organizations, the initiative has since attracted the attention and participation of millions of people around the world, from all 50 states and more than 170 nations and territories.

People choose whatever form of kindness and service they'd like to perform each 9/11. And with acts large and small, they are making a real difference in the lives of people and communities in need.

Some make donations -- clothing, books, eyeglasses, money, blood. Some help repair schools and parks and beaches. Some send care packages to our troops overseas, or work in soup kitchens. Some read to the blind, or visit the elderly.

This Sunday, retired New York Giants great George Martin is leading a fundraising walk from New York to New Jersey to raise money for the health care of thousands of rescue and recovery workers of Ground Zero who are ailing as a result of their service after 9/11. There is no limit to what people can do to participate.

Of note is that just like those who died in the horror of that September morning, those who engage in service on 9/11 represent a wide range of political preferences, ages, races, religions, economic status and geographic locations.

Unlike as suggested recently by some conservative journalists and bloggers, this 9/11 service phenomenon is not new and is certainly not about some kind of liberal agenda intended to diminish the meaning of September 11 or redefine it for political gain.

Indeed, the notion of engaging in service to mark each 9/11 began during the Bush administration, and has been widely supported by both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. In fact, in 2004 the U.S. Congress unanimously passed House Congressional Resolution 473, saying the anniversary of September 11 should be a national day of service and compassion.

In April of this year, President Obama signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, substantially bi-partisan legislation that included a provision formally establishing September 11 as a "National Day of Service and Remembrance."

The 9/11 community largely applauded this major step forward. And as I watched the president sign this legislation, along with members of the ServiceNation coalition and surrounded by a diverse group of political leaders, educators, students, service volunteers and others, I experienced both chills and a feeling of great warmth as I thought about my brother who died in service to others.

Service as a way to honor the victims, workers and volunteers of September 11 ensures that future generations will learn not only about the attacks but about how good people around the world responded when our nation was severely wounded. Further, it serves as a productive and meaningful way forward out of the ashes of September 11 as our national challenges are now as great as ever.

Some people say, "Enough about 9/11 already. Let's move on." Surely, I understand that. Even while remembering, we must move ahead. And that's really the point about this observance. Let's pay tribute to all those who were injured or who perished, like my brother, and to all those who rose in service to save and protect our nation, by looking forward and by improving the lot of those people and communities in need.

This moment in history was not just about the attacks. It was also about compassion. And that is the lesson of the events of 9/11, and for me is the essence of this National Day of Service and Remembrance.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Jay S. Winuk.

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text: bloggers

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text: service

text: phenomenon

text: is

text: not

text: new

text: and

text: is

text: certainly

text: not

text: about

text: some

text: kind

text: of

text: liberal

text: agenda

text: intended

text: to

text: diminish

text: the

text: meaning

text: of

text: September

text: or

text: redefine

text: it

text: for

text: political

text: gain

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text: the

text: notion

text: of

text: engaging

text: in

text: service

text: to

text: mark

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text: began

text: during

text: the

text: Bush

text: administration

text: and

text: has

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text: widely

text: supported

text: by

text: both

text: sides

text: of

text: the

text: aisle

text: on

text: Capitol

text: Hill

text: In

text: fact

text: in

text: the

text: U.S.

text: Congress

text: unanimously

text: passed

text: House

text: Congressional

text: Resolution

text: saying

text: the

text: anniversary

text: of

text: September

text: should

text: be

text: a

text: national

text: day

text: of

text: service

text: and

text: compassion

text: In

text: April

text: of

text: this

text: year

text: President

text: Obama

text: signed

text: the

text: Edward

text: M.

text: Kennedy

text: Serve

text: America

text: Act

text: substantially

text: bi

text: partisan

text: legislation

text: that

text: included

text: a

text: provision

text: formally

text: establishing

text: September

text: as

text: a

text: National

text: Day

text: of

text: Service

text: and

text: Remembrance

text: The

text: community

text: largely

text: applauded

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text: major

text: step

text: forward

text: And

text: as

text: I

text: watched

text: the

text: president

text: sign

text: this

text: legislation

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text: with

text: members

text: of

text: the

text: ServiceNation

text: coalition

text: and

text: surrounded

text: by

text: a

text: diverse

text: group

text: of

text: political

text: leaders

text: educators

text: students

text: service

text: volunteers

text: and

text: others

text: I

text: experienced

text: both

text: chills

text: and

text: a

text: feeling

text: of

text: great

text: warmth

text: as

text: I

text: thought

text: about

text: my

text: brother

text: who

text: died

text: in

text: service

text: to

text: others

text: Service

text: as

text: a

text: way

text: to

text: honor

text: the

text: victims

text: workers

text: and

text: volunteers

text: of

text: September

text: ensures

text: that

text: future

text: generations

text: will

text: learn

text: not

text: only

text: about

text: the

text: attacks

text: but

text: about

text: how

text: good

text: people

text: around

text: the

text: world

text: responded

text: when

text: our

text: nation

text: was

text: severely

text: wounded

text: Further

text: it

text: serves

text: as

text: a

text: productive

text: and

text: meaningful

text: way

text: forward

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: ashes

text: of

text: September

text: as

text: our

text: national

text: challenges

text: are

text: now

text: as

text: great

text: as

text: ever

text: Some

text: people

text: say

text: Enough

text: about

text: already

text: Let

text: 's

text: move

text: on

text: Surely

text: I

text: understand

text: that

text: Even

text: while

text: remembering

text: we

text: must

text: move

text: ahead

text: And

text: that

text: 's

text: really

text: the

text: point

text: about

text: this

text: observance

text: Let

text: 's

text: pay

text: tribute

text: to

text: all

text: those

text: who

text: were

text: injured

text: or

text: who

text: perished

text: like

text: my

text: brother

text: and

text: to

text: all

text: those

text: who

text: rose

text: in

text: service

text: to

text: save

text: and

text: protect

text: our

text: nation

text: by

text: looking

text: forward

text: and

text: by

text: improving

text: the

text: lot

text: of

text: those

text: people

text: and

text: communities

text: in

text: need

text: This

text: moment

text: in

text: history

text: was

text: not

text: just

text: about

text: the

text: attacks

text: It

text: was

text: also

text: about

text: compassion

text: And

text: that

text: is

text: the

text: lesson

text: of

text: the

text: events

text: of

text: and

text: for

text: me

text: is

text: the

text: essence

text: of

text: this

text: National

text: Day

text: of

text: Service

text: and

text: Remembrance

text: The

text: opinions

text: expressed

text: in

text: this

text: commentary

text: are

text: solely

text: those

text: of

text: Jay

text: S.

text: Winuk

question: Does President Obama support 9/11 as a national day of service?

answer: signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, substantially bi-partisan legislation that included a provision formally establishing September 11 as a "National

text: signed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, substantially bi-partisan legislation that included a provision formally establishing September 11 as a "National

question: who is jay winuk

answer: co-founder of MyGoodDeed,

text: co-founder of MyGoodDeed,

question: What day should you not skip work or go shopping?

answer: September 11

text: September 11

question: Which day in September is recognized as a national day of service?

answer: 11

question: On which day in September do people choose to do acts of kindness?

answer: 11,