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IS IT WORTH THE VIEW?

In May of 2001, Congress heard a final vote on a monument that will be erected on the Washington Mall to honor those who fought in World War II. The vote was 400-15. However, it took longer to decide on the location than it did to fight the war.

The turf war is over one of the most visible and hallowed pieces of territory in America: 7.4 acres of the Mall between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

They want to save the Mall," Mr. Dole said, referring to opponents of the memorial. "Well, we wanted to save the world. The Mall was part of the world. And we did our job."

"The memorial would louse up what is a lovely view of the Mall," said Representative Pete Stark, a California Democrat.

You see, a lot of people want a monument, they just don’t want it to be in the way of a lovely view!

I say that one of the most...

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