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Families Sue Head of Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund

NPR | By Tovia Smith
Published January 28, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Relatives of seven people who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks sue the head of a federal victim compensation fund, accusing him of calculating and distributing money unfairly. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

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Tovia Smith is an award-winning NPR National Correspondent based in Boston, who's spent more than three decades covering news around New England and beyond.
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