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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 12:00 AM

Oh, say can you care?

The flap over a Spanish-language national anthem.
Tim Grieve

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  • Tuesday, May 2, 2006 09:56 AM

    Anything to keep us from thinking about the real issues

    Apparently this has replaced baseball steroids and missing white girls as our favorite national distraction.

    "So, Mr. Press Secretary, when will the President withdraw troops from Iraq?"

    "The President is the decider and he decides when to --- Look! Over there! That guy is singing the national anthem in Spanish. Get him!!!!"

    —Nancy Ott Read Nancy Ott's other letters

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