Article: Giuliani reflects on 9/11 aftermath, lauds country for making it through; After a week filled with remembrances, the former New York City mayor came to St. Paul to recall his city's trauma and to look forward.(NEWS)

Byline: Kevin Duchschere; Staff Writer

Before addressing hundreds of people Friday night at RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul, former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani reflected on a week crowded with personal headlines: the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, his mother's passing, even his new hairstyle.

"It's been a very difficult week because we had to relive the events of Sept. 11 ... but in a way it was great, because we got through it," he said at a pre-speech reception. "This country's still here and we're still very, very strong ... and we're still the one place that people want to come to in the whole world."

The first anniversary ...

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