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Victory is always glorious, but it has a singular sting for Spanish athletes who stand up to receive their gold medals and championship trophies: their national anthem has no lyrics. "For years we've been hearing from athletes that they feel a little lame up there on the podium," says Alejandro Blanco, president of Spain's Olympics Committee. "All they can do is sing along with 'la la la.'" In an attempt to rectify the situation, the Committee, working with the Society of Authors and Writers, has opened a contest to put words to the Spanish national anthem. The winning...
...seemed the essence of a historic political migration: white males fleeing the feminized, antiwar, politically correct Democratic Party. He was your basic Reagan Democrat, fully loaded with a resonant, iron-edged voice and the ability to write razor lyrics that stuck in the mind and the craw. His brilliant anthem-Okie from Muskogee-became a rallying cry for those who were disgusted by the "hippies out in San Francisco" smoking marijuana and burning draft cards. His next patriotic volley had this chorus: "When they're runnin' down my country, man, you're walkin' on the fightin' side...
...nomenclature has done wonders for its prospects of approval. Similarly, EU regulations will not be deemed “laws” in the future, as the Constitution had proposed; they will remain “regulations.” And although Europe’s flag and anthem are easily found on Google, they have been left out of the treaty’s text...
...Even more importantly, Merkel’s project addresses the need for a cohesive foreign policy. Although the name “Union Minister for Foreign Affairs” had to be dropped along with the flag and anthem, the post of “High Representative of the Union for Foreign and Security Affairs” would effectively carry all of its weight. The new position will effectively do much more than save Brussels a redundant salary, since today two bureaucrats share foreign policy responsibilities...
...circa 1954). Upscale chiffon dresses, sweaters and blouses in the $70 to $280 range are also part of the classic yet sexy and modern line. "Lord & Taylor is what America stands for rhetorically, and I find its idiosyncratic nature really appealing," says Bradley. What other store plays the national anthem every morning...