From the archive: 9/11/2008 (by Stacey Harwood)

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My office is in a building adjacent to Ground Zero.  The ceremonies are about to begin. The ramp at the far end of the pit is lined with flags of the victims' homelands. Otherwise, there isn't much to see.  A few more tourists than usual, and overnight, employees in one of the office buildings managed to drape an "Obama for President" banner across two floors.

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