National 9/11 museum at standstill as anniversary nears
<p> <span word="Eleven">Eleven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="September">September</span> 11 <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="leveled">leveled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> - <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span> <span word="unidentified">unidentified</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="repository">repository</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="September">September</span> 11 <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> - <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> - <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="disagreements">disagreements</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="Twin">Twin</span> <span word="Towers">Towers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>. <span word="Monica">Monica</span> <span word="Iken">Iken</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>.</p><p>“<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="embarrassment">embarrassment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monica">Monica</span> <span word="Iken">Iken</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span>, ‘<span word="Where">Where</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="open">open</span>?’ <span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="that">that</span>: ‘<span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="money">money</span>?’”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exhibits">exhibits</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="al">al</span> <span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9/11 <span word="plotters">plotters</span> - <span word="although">although</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Riches">Riches</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Jimmy">Jimmy</span>, <span word="think">think</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="side">side</span>-<span word="displays">displays</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kiosk">kiosk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fame">Fame</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="there">there</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Riches">Riches</span>.</p>
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