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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:00 AM

The veil vs. French values

A Muslim woman is denied citizenship -- some say because she wears the niqab.

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    Stop kowtowing

    Vosssov (or however you spell it,) you can cry "prejudice" all you want, but don't expect me, or the French, to kowtow to the most retrograde force in the world today.

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