Jon Stewart to join 9/11 memorial foundation board

alp227

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Thu Jan-27-11 02:03 PM
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Jon Stewart to join 9/11 memorial foundation board

Edited on Thu Jan-27-11 02:04 PM by alp227

Source: Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Jon Stewart is joining the board of the foundation building the Sept. 11 memorial in New York.

The comedian and activist was to be appointed to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum board at a meeting Thursday afternoon.

The host of the Emmy-winning "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central recently used his show to champion a federal bill that provided billions to treat people who became ill after working in the ruins of the World Trade Center.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/27/AR2011012702817.html

Memorial website: www.national911memorial.org

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Thu Jan-27-11 05:07 PM
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1. Good, well deserved! nt

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