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Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle wants to pass new federal laws for the families of the victims of the Pan Am 103/Lockerbie bombing. The act of terror resulted in the death of 270 people, including 35 Syracuse University students.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Families and friends of Pan Am Flight 103 passengers who died over Scotland more than two decades ago say they're relieved the former Libyan officer convicted in the bombing has died.

Sunday, May 20, 2012  Plane's downing remembered annually at Syracuse University

Friday, April 13, 2012  The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people including 35 Syracuse University students on of Pan Am Flight 103 has been taken to a hospital.

Thursday, December 22, 2011  In an interview published in British newspapers Thursday, al-Megrahi protested his innocence and claimed testimony from a Maltese shopkeeper was flawed.

Monday, August 29, 2011  The Pan Am Flight 103 bomber is reportedly close to death.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  The Libyan man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing attended a pro-Gadhafi rally, and Libyan state TV images showing the bomber in a wheelchair in a crowd in Tripoli revived criticism in Britain on Wednesday of the decision to grant him early release on medical grounds.

Sunday, February 27, 2011  The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing had blackmailed Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi into securing his release by threatening to expose his role in the attack, the former Libyan justice minister was quoted as saying Sunday.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Swedish tabloid Expressen says Libya's ex-justice minister claims Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people in 1988.

Monday, February 07, 2011  Britain's previous government did "all it could" to help Libya win the release of the only man convicted of the Pan Am bombing in Scotland in 1988, though it insisted the decision was made entirely by Scottish officials, Britain's head of civil service said Monday.

Sunday, August 22, 2010  Sonia Stratis and Chris Tedeschi were married in Montvale on Saturday, a year and a day after the man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 was released from a Scottish prison on humanitarian grounds.

Sunday, August 15, 2010  A cancer expert who said Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi had only three months to live before his release from prison was quoted Sunday as saying he should have been more cautious about the prisoner's chances of survival.

Monday, August 09, 2010  Scottish lawmakers have demanded the country's government releases full details of the medical advice that led to the release from jail of the Lockerbie bomber almost a year ago.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010  A senator calls it "stonewalling" by British and Scottish officials who declined to testify.

Monday, July 26, 2010  U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Robert Menendez are hoping British and Scottish officials reconsider their decisions not to appear at a hearing this week on the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi.