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A barge loaded with sections of spire for One World Trade Center, center, is guided by tugboat across New York Harbor, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 in New York. The Statue of Liberty is at left, and the Empire State Building is second left. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A barge loaded with sections of spire for One World Trade Center, left, is guided by tugboat across New York Harbor from New Jersey's Port Newark, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 in New York. The nine pieces each weigh 70 tons. The spire is expected to rise into the Manhattan sky by spring. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A steel beam, bearing the signatures of hundreds of workers and President Barack Obama, is in place on the 104th floor of One World Trade Center, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 in New York. A 408-foot spire is expected to rise on top of the tower by spring. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
An American flag flies next to One World Trade Center, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 in New York. A 408-foot spire is expected to rise on top of the tower into the Manhattan sky by spring. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

