God Bless America

Yankee Baseball Fan Settles 'God Bless America' Lawsuit

AP | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York

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NEW YORK (AP) -- A baseball fan who says he was kicked out of a Yankees game because he left his seat during ''God Bless America'' has settled a lawsu...

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No Religion? No Problem

Nica Lalli | Posted 05.13.2009 | Living

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Nica Lalli

Demographers are already salivating ahead of the upcoming U.S. Census, which will no doubt show just how different 2010 America is from 2000 America.

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James Fallows To Obama: Stop Saying "God Bless America"

The Atlantic | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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This may be a small thing, but: I hate, hate, hate the lazy modern presidential habit of ending all major addresses with the phrase "And God bless th...

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An American Tune

Anne Hill | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment

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Anne Hill

It's one of those weird things, the patriotic hymns of your youth still live in your heart somewhere, despite all the things you learn in the meantime.

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Forget Hockey: Where Does Sarah Palin Stand on Baseball?

Karen Stabiner | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Karen Stabiner

If Westbrook Pegler were alive today, would he join in when we sing "God Bless America" in a ballpark, or would he mutter nasty asides about the religious beliefs of its esteemed composer?

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