HOUSE, SENATE HOLD CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON 9/11 LEGISLATION

Laurette Simmons, Kristie Thompson and Linda Lewis (l to r), all of whom lost family members in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill on Oct. 20, 2004, urging Congress to have the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation Act on the President's desk before the Nov. 2 elections. The House and Senate passed two separate versions of the bill and are meeting in a conference committee to work out their differences. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)