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Here in Maine, amidst the general jingoism characterizing Memorial Day, one of our local TV news programs mentioned a ceremonial salute by "a firing squad." Would to god that it were so!

I mention this because it exemplifies the quality of what passes for news here in upper America. The report on Chavez's non-renewal of the TV license was, of course, the unedited AP version, by the regular Venezuelan correspondent who seems to be in the pay of the right-wing opposition.

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