A former Federal Emergency Management Agency videographer accused of killing his wife in Denver is seeking political asylum in Argentina, claiming the U.S. government wants him silenced for what he saw in the smoldering ruins of the Twin Towers after 9/11.

Kurt Sonnenfeld’s efforts to avoid extradition have gained interest from human rights organizations in South America and broad attention from conspiracy theorists on the Internet.

Sen. Hillary Clinton announced today that, along with a New York Congressman, she will chair a probe looking into the federal government’s response and environmental clean-up efforts in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

“We need to examine what went wrong and assess whether the federal government is better prepared to respond to environmental hazards in future disasters,” Clinton said in a news release.

A scientist for the Environmental Protection Agency is charging that the agency lied when it claimed the air at ground zero was safe to breathe in the weeks after the 9/11 attacks.

Dr. Cate Jenkins says she’s studied the research and, “At least in some measure, I believe (the EPA and its scientists who tested the air at ground zero) are” responsible for the health problems suffered by ground zero workers.

Many potential jurors in the Jose Padilla terrorism-support case say they aren’t sure who directed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks because they don’t trust reporters or the federal government.

“There are too many ifs, too many things going on,” one male juror said. “I don’t know the whole story.”

Others say they just don’t pay close enough attention to world events to be certain.

“ABC daytime has announced it was unable to come to a contractual agreement with ‘The View’ co-host Rosie O’Donnell,” ABC News reports today. “As a result, her duties on the show will come to an end mid-June.”

O’Donnell also recently said on her blog she was conducting her own investigation into the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

“The falling of the twin towers served to remind me that many of the assumptions Americans have about their lives are rooted in false feelings of security,” O’Donnell wrote. “In light of this reminder, I have begun doing exactly what this country, at its best, allows for me to do: inquire. Investigate.