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December 31, 2008
 NY Post - B'klyn Blaze Miracle
NY Daily News - Bravest Hurt In Fire At Bensonhurst Comic Book/Sports Memorabilia Store
NY Daily News - Laughs For Good Cause
NY 1 - Eight Firefighters Injured In Brooklyn Fire
Associated Press - NYC Firefighter Seriously Injured

December 30, 2008
 Chief Leader - Condemn FDNY, DOB in 'Deutsche' Deaths; UFA Head: Top Brass Failed, Dissembled
Chief Leader - `Deutsche' Buck Stops at Top
Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Bushwick Firehouse Controversy Reawakens Fears About Neighborhood
SI Advance - Slain Staten Island Fire Marshal Honored

December 29, 2008
 NY Daily News - Fights for Life After Fire

December 27, 2008
 Downtown Express - City, Bovis Agree To Tighter Safety Measures

December 26, 2008
 NY 1 - Eight Rescued From Suspicious Brooklyn House Fire

December 25, 2008
 Downtown Express - Morgy Blasts L.M.D.C. & City on Deutsche Deaths; 3 Indicted for Manslaughter
NY 1 - Two Injured In Brownsville Apartment Fire

December 24, 2008
 NY Post - The FDNY's Deutsche Bank Failures
NY Post - City Bigs Face Deutsche Grill
NY Daily News - 'Buck Stops With Me' In Deutsche Blaze, Not Scoppetta, Bloomberg Insists
WNYC - Deutsche Bank
WNYC - NYC Dodges Prosecution in Deutsche Bank Fire

December 23, 2008
 NY Post - Too Little, Too Late
NY Times - 3 Men Indicted in Tower Blaze, but Not the City
NY Daily News - Unforgivable Crimes Fueled Deutsche Fire Tragedy
NY Daily News - Bronx Contractor John Galt Corp. Charged With Manslaughter In Deutsche Bank Blaze
NY Daily News - Morgenthau Investigation Makes Strides Toward Justice In Deutsche Bank Fire
Associated Press - NYC Dodges Prosecution In Deadly Ground Zero Fire But Contractors Charged With Manslaughter
CBS 2 - 4 Charged With Manslaughter In Deutsche Fatal Fire
NY 1 - Supervisors Plead Not Guilty In Deutsche Bank Case
NY Daily News - DA Robert Morgenthau: Greed and Incompetence Sparked Fatal Deutsche Fire
SI Advance - Mayor, Law Dept. Respond To Indictments In Deutsche Bank Fire That Killed Staten Island Firefighter
7 Online - Charges Filed In Deutsche Bank Fire
Chief Leader - Neighborhood Protests Cut In Fire Company's Tours
Chief Leader - Mayor Sees Opportunity And He Takes It
Chief Leader - Paterson Seeks Sharp Cut in Pension Rights For Future Workers; 25-Year, Age-50 Minimum For Uniformed, 30/62 For Civilian Staff
Chief Leader - 'Most-Diverse' Fire Class, But Vulcans Unconvinced; 35% Minorities Among 286 Grads

December 22, 2008
 NY Post - Deutsche-Fire Slay Charges
NY Times - Charges Expected in Fire at Deutsche Bank Tower
Newsday - LIers' Spirit Of Giving At Ground Zero
CBS 2 - Underground Fires Strand Hundreds In Freezing Cold
7 Online - Charges Expected In Deutsche Bank Fire
NY Daily News - Manslaughter Charges In Deutsche Bank Fire Expected On Monday

December 20, 2008
 Newsday - A Team And A Family
SI Advance - Fire Lieutenant's Legacy Of Joy
SI Advance - Brave Son of Eltingville's Name to Grace Street

December 19, 2008
 NY Times - Fire Department Plays Russian Roulette With The Lives Of Staten Islanders
Downtown Express - Firehouse Cuts Explained
Queens Chronicle - Christmas Miracle
NY 1 - Fallen FDNY Vet Honored At Hospital
CBS 2 - Fallen Firefighter's Toy Drive Gets Bigger, Better

December 18, 2008
 NY Daily News - Fire alarm on City Island: Residents' Fury at Plan to Ax Ladder Company
NY Daily News - Rescue Reignites Feud Over Firehouse Staffing

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