Prominent American job seekers Barack Obama and John McCain are setting aside political hostilities to mark the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.

The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates made a joint appearance this morning at “Ground Zero,” the former location of Manhattan’s World Trade Center.

Relatives of the victims observed two separate minutes of silence, one for each airliner involved in the tragedy. Survivors then read out the names of the dead.

Senator Obama called on Americans to renew “that spirit of service and that sense of common purpose” that followed the attacks. He also called on the government to capture those responsible for the attacks who are still at large.

Obama and McCain agreed to suspend campaign advertising for the day.

President George W. Bush also attended the ceremony, dedicating a new memorial to the victims of the Pentagon attack.

Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin attended a ceremony for her son, who is off to serve as part of an Army infantry brigade for 12 months.

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