21.   Hundreds protested a plan to scale back the number of fire and police personnel searching for remains at the World Trade Center disaster site.

22.   I am the crowds lining the streets of lower Manhattan, cheering the rescue workers and truck drivers and technicians heading to the disaster site.

23.   In fact, police officials said they had been assured by union officials that the protesters would remain behind the barricades surrounding the disaster site.

24.   In his hike through the disaster site Friday, encircled by packs of obviously exhilarated rescue crews, Bush sounded compassionate, and he sounded in command.

25.   In the first days after the collapse, similar ad hoc volunteer efforts sprouted all around the disaster site.

26.   In the four months since two hijacked airplanes leveled the World Trade Center, there has been much action and debate at the disaster site.

27.   John Vigiano claims no ownership of how one should feel about the end of recovery at the disaster site.

28.   Most days, the visitors are taken by golf cart from the wooden platform to the disaster site, near the charred walls and hanging wire and concrete.

29.   Most large insurance companies send claims adjusters to disaster sites, where they can write checks on the spot for people with immediate needs.

30.   Mourners pour into Lower Manhattan from all over the world, seeking a glimpse of the disaster site and a place to leave tokens of sympathy and support.