Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Friday, March 22, 2002 6:24 PM domestic partner compensation To Whom It May Concern: It seems that since the "pain and suffering of victims or loved ones" is a component in determining the distribution of compensation for non-economic losses, then domestic partners fall under this aegis, especially in cases of same-sex domestic partners. Same-sex partners may be spouses in every way possible, but, unlike opposite sex partners, are forbidden to formalize legally their relationship. This restriction, which is out of their hands, should not be used against them to deny their right to compensation for their loss. Let's not forget the heroic role played by people such as the gay man aboard the plane that crashed in Pennsylvannia, who helped overpower the hijackers, thereby averting even more deaths. Is it fair to deny his partner benefits because a state doesn't allow them the privilege of being married to each other? Sincerely, Individual Comment Boulder, CO September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-22 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource dojR002644.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-22