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WWII Memorial Media Archive
Major national media outlets and commentators react to the National WWII Memorial.
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Agency to review votes on memorial (The Washington Times)
By Ellen Sorokin, The Washington Times A federal agency next week will hold a closed meeting to determine the validity of a series of its votes last year to approve […]
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Delay of WW II Memorial Sought (The Chicago Tribune)
By Michael Kilian, The Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal court to halt the capital’s controversial World War II Memorial project until legal questions […]
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Plans for WWII Memorial on Hold (The Washington Post)
By Bill Miller, The Washington Post Plans to begin construction of the World War II Memorial were put on hold yesterday amid questions about the legality of a series of […]
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Our Monuments, Our Selves: What we built then, what we build now (The Weekly Standard )
By Catesby Leigh, The Weekly Standard Rodney Mims Cook Jr. is an Atlanta architect and philanthropist with an idea for the nation’s capital. He wants to erect in Washington, D.C.-on […]
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Ideas and Trends: Turning Memory Into Travesty (The New York Times)
By Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times WHAT is the purpose of a modern memorial – of a monument to someone or something that is meant to last forever? And must […]
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Mumbling Monuments (Commentary)
By Michael J. Lewis, Commentary February 2001 (Vol. 111, No. 2) For the building of great and lasting monuments, wealth alone is insufficient; nor is it even necessary. Even the wealthiest […]
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The Battle of the Mall is Not Over Yet (The San Diego Union – Tribune)
By Welton Jones, The San Diego Union – Tribune At least the Navy aircraft carrier Midway, if it does get towed to town as a tourist attraction, eventually will sink and […]
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The Brawl on the Mall (Preservation)
By Christopher Shea, Preservation Former senator Bob Dole has been trying to get a World War II Memorial built almost since failing to become leader of the free world in […]
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Save the Mall (The Nation)
On Veterans Day, November 11, Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt will appear on the Mall at a spot between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial to break ground for the long-delayed World War II Memorial.
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Keeping Things Simple (Editorial, St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The National Mall in Washington, D.C., is a wonderful, inspirational place because of the simplicity of its design, the events it commemorates and the political protests that have coursed along […]
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