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- 03-28-09 Freedom Tower Renamed to One World Trade Center (CNN News)
"The agency that owns the space where the World Trade Center towers stood is freeing itself of the term 'freedom' to describe the signature skyscraper replacing the buildings destroyed on September 11, 2001."
"The Port Authority also has commitments for more than a million square feet of leased office space in One World Trade Center from the U.S. General Services Administration and the New York State Office of General Services. Leases for these two public agencies are being finalized. These commitments, coupled with the China Center lease, represent nearly 50 percent of the office space in the building." 03-09
- 04-29-06 Work Begins on Freedom Tower (ABC News)
"After months of disputes over the future of ground zero, state and city officials finally brought in the heavy equipment and began construction Thursday on the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower that will rise at the World Trade Center site." 04-06
- 09-07-06 Ground Zero Plans Revealed (ABC News)
"Three celebrity architects on Thursday unveiled designs for three new skyscrapers at the site destroyed by the September 11 attacks, giving the world its first comprehensive look at how the rebuilt World Trade Center will look." 09-06
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- Little Evidence of Progress at Site (USA Today)
"Four years after terrorists hijacked jetliners that destroyed the twin towers, Steve and Marta Pilling thought they would find a memorial, something more than the names of the 2,749 victims on panels attached to the fence." 8-05
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