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Last week, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and real estate developer Larry Silverstein restarted the on-again off-again negotiations over control of Ground Zero. The last round ended a couple of weeks before with the future of the new World Trade Center still in limbo and the planned April groundbreaking for the so-called Freedom Tower still in doubt. For four and half years now, the debate over Ground Zero has always been colorful - with "greedy" the preferred insult thrown around - but it hasn't been easy to keep up with all the legal, political...
...truth, Pataki. Technically, it's the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that literally owns Ground Zero. But the Port Authority's board is controlled by the governors of New York and New Jersey, and Pataki has been the frontman for the World Trade Center's reconstruction. Still, thanks to his lease on the site, Silverstein himself holds the most important card...
...Unfortunately yes. Fundraising for the World Trade Center memorial has been slower than expected, and New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has even insisted that Silverstein contribute some memorial funds as part of any deal. Meanwhile, concern over the nature of historical exhibitions has helped delay plans for a cultural "freedom" center adjacent to the memorial...
...less emotional view of the growing global economy, I don't see that becoming a reality anytime soon. Universal health insurance and government-subsidized pensions smack of socialism and would inevitably draw protest, even from those who would benefit most from the programs. Richard S. Ritsma Haledon, New Jersey, U.S. A Hawk's Regret Andrew Sullivan's essay "What I got wrong about the war" [March 13], in which he confessed his errors in supporting the war in Iraq, was a step in the right direction. The next logical step would be to ask for the resignation of all those...
...join Distinctive Retreats, one of a growing number of destination clubs that offer members plush vacation homes for up to 60 days a year in exotic locations around the world. But his thrill quickly turned to chill. Hariri, 46, who heads a biotechnology firm based in northern New Jersey, ran into problems booking the properties he wanted and says he was disappointed with the quality of the homes. "I felt I was being overpromised and undersold," says Hariri, who quit the club just months later...