Politics And Building A WTC Memorial

The politics behind building a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center.

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January 28, 2002, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Rudy Giuliani, called for a 'soaring memorial' to occupy the whole 16-acre site...Michael Bloomberg...quickly bowed to the reality that, for downtown's long-term viability, the site needs to mix remembrance with office space... The most bitter wrangling will be over who has the right to decide what happens on the site."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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