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Does anyone in this country even remember Sept. 11, 2001, anymore? Does anyone in this country remember the spirit that gripped America and united us all? Does anyone in this country remember just when that spirit of unity began to fade? I can tell you this: It was still alive and well a year after the terrorist attacks. It was noticed by people around the world. They were in awe of what they saw. And I believe that unity, more than anything else, prevented further devastating attacks on this country. On Sept. 24, 2002, the Romanian newspaper Evenimentulzilei, "The Daily...

The Winter Garden, a 10-story vaulted aluminum-and-glass atrium, reopened Thursday, becoming the first major building destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks to come back to life. Gov. George Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg lauded workers for rebuilding the popular public space that was the centerpiece of the World Financial Center complex within the one-year deadline set by its owners. "When you saw the magnitude of the devastation, this day seemed very distant," Pataki said. "The Winter Garden is a symbol of how New Yorkers are triumphing over this tragedy." The reconstruction included replacing the metal framework and 2,000 panes of...