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  • Bill for WWI memorial in D.C. has KC up in arms

    09/24/2008 9:50:50 AM PDT · by Non-Sequitur · 18 replies · 988+ views
    Kansas City Star ^ | 9/24/08 | Matt Campbell & David Goldstein
    WASHINGTON | It could be the last battle of World War I, nearly 100 years later. A Republican congressman from Texas wants to create a memorial to the “war to end all wars” on the National Mall. But Kansas City feels like it already has that covered. Congress, after all, has designated the city’s Liberty Memorial as the National World War I Museum. It’s also a National Historic Landmark. To bolster its claim, the Missouri congressional delegation is behind legislation to ensure that Kansas City serves as the anchor for events surrounding the centennial commemoration of the war, which will...