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Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:00 AM

Stepping in "macaca"

With his Confederate-flag-draped past, Sen. George Allen is in trouble for using a term for monkeys -- and racial slur elsewhere in the world -- to ridicule a dark-skinned man at a campaign rally.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006 08:10 PM

The American People

Michael Scherer writes, "When you face the American people, sooner or later, they are going to figure out who you really are."

Unfortunately, and to the woe of this country, all too often those realizations occur far too late. Let us hope that the notoriously short memories of Americans in the political realm don't extend to this faux-country, fake Bubba, lest we elect yet another bully to the Oval Office.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006 08:04 PM

macaca

Dear Editor,

Interesting article. Being Canadian, I've never heard of this George Allen or his family. Being a Canadian of Indian background, however, I can sympathize with how the young man who was singled out for Allen's bullying must have felt. The last sentence, though, needs some further consideration - many of us have been waiting six years for the American public to figure out who George Bush is.

Sincerely,

Shaun Narine

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