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Just when it looked like things were starting to make sense at Ground Zero, there’s a whole new series of weird developments:
* Kevin Rampe returned to replace outgoing LMDC Chairman John Whitehead. Doesn’t anybody remember that Rampe as president of LMDC was a Mr. Goodbar who tried to negotiate feel good arrangements rather than hard nose vision leading to Ground Zero stalemate.
* Larry Silverstein is back saying insurance companies won’t agree to the deal he agreed to.
* A Judge threw out a suit against the memorial citing statue of limitations ran out.

Well, in any event Apple opened a nifty store at GM. LMDC in creating the below level plaza design cited the GM building plaza. That plaza was a dreay failure. Amazing what a glass box did for improving it. A glass box would sure address a lot of problems they have now.
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The end game of the 911 Memorial may at last be in sight now since Michael Arad’s LMDC handlers have at last released him from a silence pledge and at the same time noting the waterfalls are too expensive.
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WTC Chaos Update: Starchitectural Collection Complete! from Curbed
Since the deal to restart building at Ground Zero, a group of architects dubbed Starcitects have descended on Ground Zero.
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The Survivors Staircase, the only remaining above ground portion of the World Trade Center, has been declared endangered by a preservation group.
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The venerable John Whitehead plans to step down from the LMDC.
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The WTC Foundation has officially suspended fund raising efforts after announcements that the cost of the memorial could approach $1 billion.
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Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority have finally worked out a deal. Here’s a summary of some headlines.
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