July 5, 2013

She's back: Statue of Liberty reopening a bright spot for July Fourth

By Josh Levs, CNN

updated 7:18 AM EDT, Fri July 5, 2013

(CNN) -- Hours before Americans celebrated their nation's birthday by reveling in fireworks, one of its most iconic symbols -- Lady Liberty -- reopened to the huddled masses eager to see it up close The Statue of Liberty's reopening was a sign of recovery from Superstorm Sandy's devastation last fall and a big bright spot generally on an Independence Day dampened by soaking rains in a large swath of the country and limited by the across-the-board federal budget cuts known as the sequester, which left numerous military bases without annual fireworks displays.

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