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Former President George W. Bush's library in Texas will feature steel from World Trade Center terror
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Source: New York Daily News

Twisted remnant of Sept. 11 tragedy will go on display
BY Thomas M. Defrank
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Thursday, November 24 2011, 10:05 PM

DALLAS — You’d expect George W. Bush’s library to be Texas-sized, and 43’s monument to his eight years as President won’t disappoint when it opens in the spring of 2013.

But a solitary jagged, twisted reminder of New York City’s worst day will unquestionably become the centerpiece of the 43,000 artifacts available for display at the library and its adjoining institute.

The 16.7-foot, 1.85-ton piece of mangled steel isn’t just any relic from America’s hallowed ground — experts say it’s “impact steel,” struck directly by one of the hijacked jets that slammed into the Twin Towers on 9/11.

Engineers who have studied the steel — known as a C-11 panel — say it’s the remnant of a triple-beam and crossbeam section from three upper floors.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/president-george-w-bush-library-texas-feature-steel-world-trade-center-terror-attack-article-1.982485#ixzz1eh4VT0oK

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What a fitting tribute to arguably the greatest failure of that worthless ape's rancid presidency.
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