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The Straight Story

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Mon May 6, 2013, 07:00 PM May 2013

New York federal courthouse blocks from the WTC is getting a $10 million security boost

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal courthouse blocks from the World Trade Center is getting a $10 million security boost.

Authorities repeatedly cited the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in announcing the security improvement to Manhattan's newest federal courthouse.

Chief Judge Loretta Preska announced the plans Monday in a ceremony in the courthouse lobby. She says the court had been trying to secure the funds since the 2001 attacks.

The federal funding will be used to build an adjacent 4,500-square-foot glass and steel structure where court officers will screen people before they enter the courthouse. Construction is scheduled to begin in October and be completed in April 2015.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/sept-11-cited-ny-courthouse-security-plan

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Good. The more security the better. graham4anything May 2013 #1
 

graham4anything

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1. Good. The more security the better.
Mon May 6, 2013, 07:02 PM
May 2013

We don't need a terrorist attack, a thrillkiller like Boston kids attack, or another Allard Lowenstein type attack.

100% security is needed to foil 100% of any type of trouble.

I can't see why anyone would be against this.

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