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Article: SENATORS BLOCK ATTEMPT TO STRIP PEACE GARDEN FUNDING
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 12, 2007
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The office of Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., issued the following news release:
Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad today successfully fought back attempts to strip federal funding for repairs to the International Peace Garden, a memorial near Bottineau, North Dakota that serves as a place of remembrance and a symbol of cross-border cooperation.
"It is quite ironic that just a day after the anniversary of the 9-11 terrorists attacks a Senator from Oklahoma would attack this project. These gardens promote a message of peace and are home to a 9-11 memorial constructed from the wreckage of the World Trade Center," Senator Conrad said.
"The International Peace Garden is a symbol of the ...