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Last updated: July 4, 2009 1:11 p.m.

‘A deeper sense of pride’

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Associated Press photos

Girard, Kan., residents from left, Jaylynn Jenkins, Jordan Gibbs and Alexis Jenkins watch the Girard fireworks display from bleachers in Red Wutke Park on Friday evening as part of their Fourth of July celebration.

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Downtown Manhattan is seen from the crown of the Statue of Liberty on Saturday. The first visitors were allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown Saturday in nearly eight years after it was closed to the public after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck reopened in 2004, but the crown remained off-limits.

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Her crown was open to the public today.

Country Western artists share their thoughts about being an American in an Associated Press video. To check it out, please click here.

Lady Liberty crown is a hit

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacked closed the crown of the Statue of Liberty.

As of July 4, 2009, the crown is to the public. The coveted tickets, however, are not easy to get.

They are sold out through the fall, according to this AP video.

‘We will write the next great chapter’

President Obama in his July 4 address said an "unyielding spirit is what defines us as Americans" and led people during the nation's history to explore the West, persevere during the Depression and build a robust industrial economy.

To see the AP video, please click here.

Remembering 9/11, with steel

People sign steel beams in Washington that will become part of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York. A veteran New York City firefighter reflects on what he saw that day.

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Poppin the question

Will you marry me? The question of the day atop Lady Liberty.

To see the raw AP video, please click here.