NEW YORK, April 18, 2008

Ground Zero Plans Found In Trash

Homeless Man Turns In Confidential Freedom Tower Blueprints To Newspaper

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(AP)  A homeless man has come forward with two sets of confidential ground zero blueprints that he says were dumped in a Lower Manhattan trash can.

The man brought the Freedom Tower plans to the New York Post, which says the 150-page schematic is marked: "Secure Document - Confidential."

The documents are dated Oct. 5, 2007. They contain plans for each floor, the thickness of the concrete-core wall, and the location of air ducts, elevators, electrical systems and support columns.

The agency that owns the World Trade Center site, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, calls it a serious security lapse.

Spokeswoman Candace McAdams says mishandling the blueprints would be "cause for serious disciplinary action." But she says the plans are not detailed and have been updated several times since October.


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by gmond April 20, 2008 6:16 AM EDT
"No Child Left Behind" is werking reel gud, pritty sune nobuddy will haf tu spel nething curecklee
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by bgwinnett April 19, 2008 10:30 PM EDT
Ground Zero Plans Found In Trash.

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Where they belong, judging on the current design.
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by guadalcanal3 April 19, 2008 9:33 PM EDT
Freakout1013...By the looks of your spelling and grammer...I would say that ''you'' are the idiot.
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by generey April 19, 2008 8:25 PM EDT
Laugh all you want....These are the kind of "IDIOTS" our tax money pays for....Very typical
Time to clean house from the bottom up..


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Posted by bidder3 at 10:28 AM : Apr 19, 2008

My thoughts exactly...It''s too stupid to be funny.
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by thgdriver April 19, 2008 6:45 PM EDT
''''''''hope the homeless man keeps looking -- Bush''''''''s Post Invasion & Exit Plan must be there somewhere.''''''''

Posted by j-whitman at 04:59 PM

Very clever post J, I enjoy a good laugh! I don''t agree with you, as you know, but funny nun the less.
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by mrconservatv April 19, 2008 4:27 PM EDT
''''hope the homeless man keeps looking -- Bush''''s Post Invasion & Exit Plan must be there somewhere.''''

Posted by j-whitman at 04:59 PM

Al Gore''s Fl votes and Kerrys Ohio votes too

And Cheney''s energy plan

Along with Ken Lay''s autopsy

Let''s go dumpster diving for the truth shall set the right wingers freeeeeeeeeee
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by wardoglrs April 19, 2008 1:36 PM EDT
That tower is what they call freedom tower. But what does it really mean? Freedom for who?. The neo cons that own you and this country are not interisted in your petty life, They simply cant stand american values. If they did we would all be well off. They make the poor pay with there lives and there labor. We need a REVOLUTION Kick the bums out.
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by bidder3 April 19, 2008 1:28 PM EDT
Laugh all you want....These are the kind of "IDIOTS" our tax money pays for....Very typical
Time to clean house from the bottom up..
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by watcher269-2009 April 19, 2008 12:08 PM EDT
Did the guy find the Constitution and the Bill of Rights too?

Because they are missing and we need to get them back!

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by leftyintexas April 19, 2008 12:04 PM EDT
hey my name is jamesm12341
you babbling loser bitter idiotic neocon!
(wasnt that intelligent? yuk yuk)

Posted by ainttaken at 01:07 AM : Apr 19, 2008

You can''t expect much intelligence from a DOOFUS follower. It''s their nature I guess.
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